Regimental number | 470 |
Place of birth | Leith Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand |
School | Leith Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Wood machinist |
Address | 228 Banks Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | William Giesler, Leith Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row L, Grave No. 45), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 43 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Elizabeth GIESLER, Leith Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand |
Other details |
War service: Western Front GWF Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |