Russian AnzacsWilliam Frederick Floessell
| Alias | Warren Frederick Flesselles |
|---|---|
| Born | 12.08.1880 |
| Place | Helsingfors (Helsinki), Finland |
| Ethnic origin | Finnish |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Father | Ernest Wilhelm Floessel* |
| Mother | Johanne Severine Johnsen* |
| Family | Wife Lilian Maude Floessell (nee Buchanan), married 1908 Christchurch, New Zealand; children Brian (Cedric) Graham, b. 1909 and Ernest Bruce |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Was educated in Europe |
| Arrived at Australia |
on Ca 1908 |
| Residence before enlistment | Sydney |
| Occupation | Civil engineer and inventor |
| Naturalisation | Served as Russian subject |
| Residence after the war | Sydney |
| Died | 24.12.1958, Sydney* |
| Cemetery | Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia |
Service #1
| Service number | 2165 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 20.03.1916 |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney |
| Unit | 56th Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Western Front, 1917 |
| Final fate | RTA 26.09.1917 |
| Discharged | 27.12.1917 MU |
Materials
Naturalisation (NAA) (Warren Frederick Flesselles)
Digitised service records (NAA) William Frederick Floessell)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM) (William Frederick Floessell)
Application for assistance (NAA) (William Frederick Floessell)
Application for copyright (NAA) (William Frederick Floessell)
Investigation file (NAA) (Warren Frederick Flesselles)
*\ Family Tree on Ancestry.com
Blog article
Newspaper articles
In equity. - Sydney Morning Herald, 4 June 1910, p. 6.
New master university coaching college. - Freeman's Journal, Sydney, 17 July 1913, p. 25.
Floessel W.F. To the editor of the Herald. - Sydney Morning Herald, 5 October 1915, p. 5.
Saints and Soldiers (Harley Matthews). - World's News, Sydney, 12 October 1918, p. 29.