Regimental number | 2165 |
Place of birth | Helsingfors, Finland |
Religion | Lutheran |
Occupation | Civil engineer |
Address | 'Linton', Kirribilli, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Lilian Maude Floessell, 219 Peterborough Street, Christchurch, New Zealand |
Previous military service | Served in the Russian Imperial Reserve for 4 years. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 56th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/73/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked from Sydney, 4 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 October 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 31 December 1916. Admitted to 13th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 4 April 1917 (rheumatism); invalided to England, 10 April 1917, and admitted to Middlesex War Hospital, Clacton-on-Sea, 10 April 1917. Marched into No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 15 August 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda', 26 September 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 21 November 1917; re-embarked on board HT 'Suevic' for Sydney, 22 November 1917; discharged, 27 December 1917 (medically unfit: arthritis). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |