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Carl Anton Teschner

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Caption reads :Identified back row, left to right are: Warrant Officer Finlay; Sergeant (Sgt) Archibald; Corporal (Cpl) Hibbs; Trooper (Tpr) Dwyer; Tpr Davies; Cpl Manly; Tpr Byrne; Sgt Jansen (probably 370 William Jansen); Cpl Whyburn (probably 749 Leslie Richard Whyburn); Sgt Waugh; Tpr [illeg possibly Bonney]. Middle row: 1163 Tpr Jesse Garrood; Cpl Murray; Tpr Clarke; Captain (Capt) Thomas Leslie Willsallen (later DSO); Capt Bice; Lieutenant (Lt) Easterbrook; Cpl Rose; Sgt Lowe; Cpl James. Front row: 140 Sgt Carl Anton Teschner; Tpr Kenning; Cpl Hill; Sgt Horn; Cpl Foley; Cpl Flood. Cpl Rhodes and Tpr Anderson were absent in hospital when this photograph was taken. This photograph is the original from which A04862 was copied.

Trooper Carl Anton Teschner - born NZ - 7th Light Horse.

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  • Title
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    Carl Anton AWMM
  • Surname
    Teschner AWMM
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    WWI 10/12/1 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

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    13 January 1890 AWMM Dunedin, Otago AWMM
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    WW1 Mother, Mrs L. Teschner, 6 Hanover Street AWMM
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    Single/WWI AWMM

Service

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    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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    Army AWMM
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    WWI 10/12/1 AWMM
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    WW1 3 October 1914 Military Personnel File Stockman/Civilian Military Personnel File
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    • Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 30746 (14 June 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 173 (7 November 1918)

      Returned to Australia 28 June 1919 AWMM
    • Further information included in photograph ( # 1) caption :
      "Group portrait of twenty six officers and men of the 7th Australian Light Horse (7ALH). Most are holding rifles and the trooper seventh from the left, back row, is holding a dog, possibly the mascot.
      The photograph is annotated on the top left corner with the caption "List of 7th LH men who were left in the trenches at Anzac to hold them to the last during the evacuation." Twenty eight men from the 7LHR, along with twenty eight men from the 5th Light Horse Regiment, were left to defend Ryrie's Post until the last stage of the evacuation of Anzac Cove in December 1915". Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 16 July 2018 - Australian War Memorial Photograph Collection : AO4862.
    • Born Dunedin, New Zealand.

      Prior to enlistment for war service employed as a Stockman in NSW, Australia.

      Enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia on 30 October 1914.
      Embarked for overseas war service at Egypt - 20 December 1914 - aboard SS "Ayrshire" from Sydney.
      Embarked from Egypt for war service at Gallipoli, Turkey, on 15 May 1915.
      12 July 1915 medically evacuated sick (influenza) from Gallipoli to Malta.
      Returned to Gallipoli on 4 September 1915.
      One of the last men to leave Gallipoli - during the evacuation of all allied forces from Gallipoli.
      Saw further service in Sinai and Palestine.
      Returned to Gallipoli November 1918.
      Mentioned in Despatches (1918) : MID by General Sir E.H.H. Allenby GCMG,KCB "For distinguished and gallant services and devotion to duty" (Commonwealth of Australia # 173 : 7 November 1918).
      Also Mentioned in Despatches "London Gazette # 30746/69 (1918).
      Report of a Senior Officer "Regimental Quarter Master C.A Teschner : Campaigns Gallipolli-Sinai-Palestine : "A very conscientious and reliable Officer who has always shown great courage and a readiness to take risks. Is now acting Quartermaster of the Regiment and has a thorough grasp of his work".
      Returned to Australia, from Kantara Egypt, aboard HT 'Madras' 27 June 1919.

      In 1967 living at 122 Dundas Street, Dunedin, New Zealand. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 27 April 2020 - Military File : AIF
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