GEISLER, Robert John
| Service Number: | 3025 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eden Valley, South Australia, 2 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Mount Pleasant, Barossa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 25 April 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried near where he fell; 500 yards south of Viller-Bretonneaux, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide The 50th Battalion Commemorative Cross, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mannum District Roll of Honor, Mount Pleasant District Memorial, Mount Pleasant Pictorial Honour Roll, Mount Pleasant Roll of Honor, Palmer War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3025, 10th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 14 Sep 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3025, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' |
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| 14 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3025, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3025, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell shock | |
| 24 Apr 1918: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3025, 50th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3025 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paula Bartsch
Suffered with trench feet during service. Went AWOL on several occasions, for which he was awarded field punishment and loss of pay.
Pictured on Mount Pleasant Soldiers' Memorial Hall Honor Board, listed on Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church Honor Board and Mount Pleasant Anglican Church Honor Board.
Biography contributed by John Edwards
Born Johannes Rudolph Geisler at Eden Valley in 1895 to Carl Herrman Geisler and Augusta Ida Schultz
"...3025 Private Robert John Geisler, 50th Battalion from Mount Pleasant, South Australia. A 20 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 16 June 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 10th Reinforcements of the 10th Battalion from Adelaide on 14 September 1915 aboard HMAT Ballarat. After transferring to the 50th Battalion in Egypt on 27 February 1916, he went with them to France in June 1916. He was wounded in action near Albert, France on 14 August 1916 but re-joined his battalion two days later. In November 1916 he was taken ill and evacuated to England for medical treatment. After recovering and undergoing further training, he returned to his unit on 2 July 1917. Pte Geisler was killed in action at Villers-Bretonneux, France on 25 April 1918 and buried near where he fell. After the war his grave could not be located and he is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux with others who have no known grave." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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