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ZIEGELER, Desmond Johann
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 19481, NG2007 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 May 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 25 August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Cloncurry, Cloncurry, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 12 February 1974, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 19481, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 19481, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 19481, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 10th Field Company Engineers, From Field Company Engineers | |
| 12 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 19481, 10th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NG2007, Enlisted at Wau, TNG with the New Guinea Volunteer Reserves with the rank of Private | |
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| 6 May 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NG2007, Discharged in Australia as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Carl Theodore Ziegeler and Amy Amanda Ziegeler nee Schutz of Bouvarie Street, Easton, Bristol, England
On 4 June 1919 Desmond married Edith Louisa Trigger in Parish Church, Bristol, England. J. Nelson officiated
Commenced return to Australia on 25 September 1919 aboard HT Mahana disembarking on 12 November 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
At the time of enlisting for WW2 Desmond was living at Edie Creek, New Guinea.