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Theodore Charles RIESE

Regimental number6140
Place of birthWoollahra, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressGoomalling, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40
Height6'3.25"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Florence Emeline Riese, c/o Metropolitan Dental Co, Perth, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 June 1916
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Louis and Marie RIESE
Discharge date1 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ormonde', 16 June 1919; disembarked Perth, 24 July 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 1 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death21 March 1925
Age at death50
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, RIESE Theodore Charles

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