Russian AnzacsWilliam Frederick Floessell
| 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* |
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
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Application for assistance (NAA)
Application for copyright (NAA)
*\ 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.