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ZIEGLER, Richard Mascotte
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5448 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 May 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Boulder, Western Australia, 8 June 1937, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Boulder Cemetery, Western Australia Anglican, 111, 4R |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5448, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 20 Sep 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5448, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Sep 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5448, Mining Corps, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5448, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5448, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 16 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), From Mining Corps | |
| 17 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 5448, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Collins Street, West Perth, WA.
Son of Alexander Marcus Ziegler and Mary Maud Ziegler nee Hartman of Melbourne, Victoria.
Next of kin given as his brother Alexander Rubian Ziegler of Wellington Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 21 June 1919 aboard HT Konigin Luise disembarking on 2 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal