Regimental number | 2329 |
Place of birth | Warracknabeal, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Home Croft via Warracknabeal, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, Gustav Arnold Liersch, Home Croft via Warracknabeal, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 25.4 |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row Q, Grave No. 3), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Gustav and Rachel LIERSCH, HOMECROFT, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |