Regimental number | 4809 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | St Arnaud, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Stoney Creek, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 151 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Zeuschner, Stoney Creek, Gippsland, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected on account of teeth) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | No 4 Tunnelling Company and 1st Reinforcements (May 1916) |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/13/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Step-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 death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ZEUSCHNER William Frederick Henry |