Christian GISLER
Year of Birth: 1897
Place of Birth: Toowoomba, Queensland
Date of Enlistment: 8 February 1917
Date and Place of Embarkation: 20 June 1917, Melbourne, Victoria
Ship: HMAT Shropshire A9
Rank: Sapper
Unit(s): 4th Australian Railway Operating Company
Regimental Number: 1446
Died: 21 March 1918
Christian Gisler was born on the 11 November 1896 to Christian Gisler and Maria Catharina Wiemers (Zimmemeyer). His parents married in January 1896. Christian had one sister, Maria Magdalena born 9 September 1899 who married Norman Virgen on the 14 September 1921. His father, Christian Gisler, a miller, died on the 25 July 1921 and is buried in Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery. His mother Maria died 13 October 1938.
On his enlistment Christian gave his address as Loco Dept. Cairns, his age as 21 years 1 month, his occupation was Acting Fireman and his next of kin was his father, Mr Christian Gisler, Campbell Street, Toowoomba. Christian was 5 feet 9 inches in height, weighed 164 pounds with a fresh complexion, blue eyes and brown hair. His religion was Roman Catholic.
Christian Gisler was killed in action on the 21 March 1918 at Tincourt Railway Station and was buried in the Tincourt New British Cemetery
Online Resources
Photograph of the HMAT Shropshire A9, Australian War Memorial
NAA: B2455 Christian Gisler, NAtional Archives of Australia
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
Darling Downs Gazette, 10 May 1916 p4
Gazetteer of the Western Front: Tincourt (photo)
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