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ZIESING, George Ignatius
| Service Numbers: | 7370, 5541, S69634 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 March 1917, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Port Augusta, South Australia, 15 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Articled Law Clerk |
| Died: | Heart attack, Adelaide, South Australia, 16 August 1974, aged 80 years |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Road 5 Path 22 W 50 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Attorney General's Department WW1 Honour Board , Adelaide Members of the Legal Profession & Students at Law WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7370, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7370, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 2 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, From 10th Battalion | |
| 9 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Field Ambulance, From medical details. | |
| 25 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5541, 4th Field Ambulance, Gassed. Invalided to England on 28 August 1918 | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7370 | |
| 2 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5541, 4th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
World War 2 Service
| 25 Mar 1942: | Involvement Sergeant, S69634 | |
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| 25 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, S69634 | |
| 25 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 16 Oct 1945: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Carl Joseph Ziesing and Anne Nemira Ziesing nee Jenner of Port Augusta, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 24 December 1918 aboard HT Takada dsiembarking on 6 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 8 December 1926 George married Selma Dorothy Flehr in St Laurence Church, North Adelaide, SA
Biography contributed by Thomas More College
Born to Carl Joseph Ziesing and Anne Nemira Ziesing in Port Augusta as a Roman Catholic.
Educated at Christian Brothers College, Adelaide
Next of kin, Carl Joseph (CJ) Ziesing.
Worked as an Articled Law Clerk before military.
WW1 service
21st March, 1917 joined the AIF and was placed into 10th Infantry Divison, and ranked as a Private.
24th April 1917 commenced training at Mitcham camp
23rd June 1917 embarked from Adelaide
25th August 1917 disembarked at Plymouth
2nd November 1917 Taken on strength with Australian Army Medical Corps.
28th November 1917 proceeded overseas to France
9th December 1917 Transfered to 4th Field Ambulance.
25th August 1918 injured, sent to 41st Casualty Clearing Station due to being gassed. Injury initially classified as mild.
26th August 1918 admitted to No11 Stationary Hospital in Rouen
28th August 1918 moved to Ambulance Train 21 for transfer to England for further treatment
29th August 1918 admitted Graylingwell War Hospital in Chichester
11th September 1918 transferred to Australian Auxiliary Hospital at Dartford
28th October 1918 discharged to the No 2 Command Depot at Weymouth for convalescence
24th December 1918 returned to Australia on the ship Takada
17th January 1918 arrvied back in Australia
2nd March 1919, discharged due to being medically unfit after gassing.
George Ignatius Ziesing was awarded the 1914/15 Star, the Britsh War Medal, and the Victory medal.
(source: NAA B2455)
8th December 1926 George Ziesing married Selma Dorothy Flehr in St Laurence Church, North Adelaide, South Australia (source: Carol Foster).
WW2 Service
25th March 1942, Enlisted in the 2nd AIF
10th December 1942 Promoted to Sergeant
16th October 1945, Discharged from Military.
16th August 1974 Died from heart attack and is buried at West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide
(source: NAA B884)
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