ZIESLER, Charles
| Service Number: | 3961 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 November 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Timaru, New Zealand, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Pneumonia, United Kingdom, Australia, 27 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Codford St. Mary (St. Mary) New Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Grave 92. Headstone inscription reads: In loving memory of my dear husband and our dear father |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3961, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 12 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 3961, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 3961, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 26 Jun 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 3961, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3961 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-06-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
12 February 1916 - embarked Fremantle
11 March 1916 - disembarked Suez
2 April 1916 - Transferred to 51st Btn
14 May 1916 - to 12th Training Btn
6 June 1916 - embarked Alexandria
16 June 1916 - disembarked Plymouth, UK
26 JUne 1918 - transferred to 51st Btn from Permanent Cadre of 3rd Training Btn
26 June 1918 - admitted to Tidworth Military Hospital (influenza)
26 June 1918 transferred to No 1 New Zealand General Hospital, Codford,(broncho-pneumonia).
Medal: British War Medal
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Ziesler and Lucy Ziesler of Timaru, New Zealand.
Husband of Martha Mary Ziesler of Outram Street, Perth, WA.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal