Otto August ZIESING

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Other Name:	Ziesing, August Otto - WWI Service Record
Service Numbers:	1270, V81032
Enlisted:	8 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Land Headquarters South West Pacific Area (SWPA)
Born:	Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 23 July 1889
Home Town:	Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Motor Driver
Died:	Injuries (Self inflicted wound), Coburg, Victoria, Australia, 2 April 1946, aged 56 years
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Church of England plot, Compartment M, Grave 928
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor

8 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1270, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
10 Nov 1915:	Involvement 1270, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked 1270, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
31 Oct 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1270, 29th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left buttock
31 Aug 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1270, 29th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to rheumatism

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, V81032
7 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V81032, Land Headquarters South West Pacific Area (SWPA)

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Son of Henry Ziesing and Louisa Ziesing nee Stephens of Green Street, Windsor, Victoria.

Brother of Charles Henry Ziesing who died of wounds and is buried in the Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie, France, Plot X, Row 1, Grave 3

Commenced return to Australia on 15 April 1918 aboard HT Marathon disembarking on 12 June 1918

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1918c August married Minetta Priscilla Dunstan