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ZELLER, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5700 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1916, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia, 17 July 1887 |
| Home Town: | Chinchilla, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Chinchilla State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 October 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial Plot XX111, Row A, Grave 6. Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the loved son of Mr. & Mrs. Zeller Thy will be done |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chinchilla War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5700, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5700, 26th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5700, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Zeller and Ann Zeller nee Nixon of Chinchilla, QLD.
Brother of Richard Zeller who returned to Australia on 15 February 1919 having served with the 42nd Battalion; Alfred Zeller who returned to Australia on 20 August 1919 having served with the 8th Field Company Engineers; George Herbert Zeller who died of wounds on 9 Apirl 1918 while serving with the 25th Battalion and is buried in the Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Plot 1V, Row E. Grave 3
Medals: British South Medal, Victory Medal