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Walter RIESCHIECK

Regimental number2495
Place of birthTanunda South Australia
ReligionLutheran
OccupationOrchardist
AddressDoncaster East, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, A F Rieschieck, Whitethorn Road, Balwyn, Victoria
Enlistment date10 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialA.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot XVI, Row O, Grave No. 9), Grass Lane, Flers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
94
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: August and Henrietta RIESCHIECK, White Thorn Road, Balwyn, Victoria
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsSurname incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as REISCHIECK.

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