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SIES, Joseph
| Service Number: | 205 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 September 1914, 3 years, 8th Engineers |
| Last Rank: | Artificer |
| Last Unit: | Mechanical Transport Companies (AIF) |
| Born: | Emerald, Victoria, Australia, 3 April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Coachsmith |
| Died: | Workplace accident, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 3 December 1953, aged 57 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Anzac Portion 8 |
| Memorials: | Wandin North War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 205, 2nd Field Company Engineers, 3 years, 8th Engineers | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sapper, 205, 2nd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sapper, 205, 2nd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 28 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Artificer, 205, Mechanical Transport Companies (AIF), 4th Australian Divisional Mechanical Transport Company, 3rd MD |
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From Australian Remembrance Army
Australian World War One veteran Artificer Joseph Sies (Service No. 205) who was wounded in action at Gallipoli in May 1915, is among almost 800 previously unmarked WWI veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now marked with plaques in recognition of their service for Australia.
We unveiled his plaque in Lutwyche Cemetery on 23 September 2023, along with a further 300 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
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Joseph Sies was born on 3 April 1896 in Emerald, Victoria, to Charles Sies and Leah Sies (née Clegg).
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 15 September 1914 in Melbourne, Victoria, aged 19, stating his occupation as coachsmith and nominating his father as his next of kin. He embarked for overseas service aboard HMAT Orvieto from Melbourne.
In May 1915, he was wounded in action at Gallipoli and admitted to hospital suffering gunshot wounds to the neck and chest. He was admitted to hospital at Lemnos and later returned to duty in June 1915. During the Gallipoli campaign, he also suffered several illnesses, including influenza in August and September 1915, fibrosis while at Heliopolis, and dysentery in October 1915, resulting in repeated admissions to hospitals at Mudros, Alexandria, and other medical facilities.
In 1916, he proceeded to France and continued serving with transport and mechanical units. While in France, he again became ill and was admitted to hospital suffering from bronchitis in late 1916. His records also note periods of leave, temporary transfers, and service with the 4th Australian Divisional Mechanical Transport Company, where he worked as an artificer and blacksmith.
In November 1918, he embarked for home aboard the troopship Port Hacking. He disembarked in Melbourne on 27 January 1919 and was discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 28 March 1919.
Joseph Sies died in a workplace accident on 3 December 1953, aged 57, and was buried in Anzac Portion 8, Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane.
After decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia — ensuring his name endures among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice. His identity and dignity have now been restored.
We have remembered him.
Lest We Forget
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