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William Frederick Henry ZEUSCHNER

Regimental number4809
Date of birth29 January 1886
Place of birthSt Arnaud, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressStoney Creek, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 5"
Weight151 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Zeuschner, Stoney Creek, Gippsland, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected on account of teeth)
Enlistment date25 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 February 1916
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameNo 4 Tunnelling Company and 1st Reinforcements (May 1916)
AWM Embarkation Roll number16/13/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 25 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Tunnelling Company
FateReturned to Australia 7 July 1919
Discharge date8 November 1919
Family/military connectionsStep-brother: 2394 Pte Edward Albert ZEUSCHNER, 39th Bn, returned to Australia, 18 December 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 25 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 18 July 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 28 August 1916; joined 1st Anzac Entrenching Bn, 16 October 1916.

Attached to 1st Canadian Tunnelling Company, 26 October 1916.

Admitted to 139th Field Ambulance, 1 November 1916 (dental), and transferred to 41st Divisional Rest Station; discharged to duty, 2 November 1916.

Admitted to 6th London Field Ambulance, 22 November 1916 (tonsillitis); transferred to 47th Divisional Rest Station, 29 November 1916; to North Midland Casualty Clearing Station, 7 December 1916 (anaemia); discharged to duty, 15 December 1916; taken on strength, 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company, 25 December 1916.

Admitted to 1st New Zealand Field Ambulance, 13 January 1917 (measles); transferred to 1st Casualty Clearing Station, 13 January 1917; to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 14 January 1917 (mumps); rejoined unit, 31 January 1917.

Admitted to 4th London Field Ambulance, 5 February 1917 (mumps), and transferred to 7th General Hospital, St Omer; discharged to Base Details, 25 February 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 26 February 1917.

Admitted to 47th Divisional Rest Station, 22 March 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 23 March 1917; to England, 30 March 1917, and admitted to 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 19 April 1917.

Marched in to Overseas Training Depot, Perham Downs, 9 July 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 9 July 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 13 July 1917.

Wounded in action, 12 March 1918 (gassed), and admitted to 149th Field Ambulance, and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station; to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, 13 March 1918; to England, 23 March 1918, and admitted to 5th Southern General Hospital, Portsmouth, 24 March 1918 (gassed: slight); transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 29 April 1918; discharged on furlough, 2 May 1918, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 16 May 1918.

Marched in to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 12 June 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 29 June 1918; rejoined unit, in the field, 4 July 1918.

On leave to United Kingdom, 5 March 1919; rejoined unit from leave, 23 March 1919.

Marched out to England for return to Australia, 17 May 1919; marched in to No 2 Group, Sutton Veny, 17 May 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Chemnitz', 7 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 5 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Tasmania, 8 November 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death27 August 1963
SourcesNAA: B2455, ZEUSCHNER William Frederick Henry

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