ISAACHSEN, Eric
| Service Numbers: | 5204, W237443 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 November 1914, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | HQ Western Command Army Service Corps (AMF) |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 26 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Hyde Park, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk (later Indent agent) |
| Died: | Natural causes, Perth, Western Australia, 14 January 1949, aged 59 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5204, 13th Army Service Corps, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 27 Nov 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 13th Army Service Corps | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 5204, Field Bakeries and Butcheries, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 5204, Field Bakeries and Butcheries, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 21 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 5204, 13th Army Service Corps, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 5 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Quartermaster Sergeant, 13th Army Service Corps | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Staff Quartermaster Sergeant, 4th Field Bakery | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Field Bakery | |
| 7 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain | |
| 1 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Divisional Train |
World War 2 Service
| 14 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Captain, W237443, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 14 Mar 1940: | Enlisted W237443 | |
| 15 Mar 1940: | Involvement Captain, W237443, HQ Western Command Army Service Corps (AMF) | |
| 15 Jul 1940: | Promoted Major, HQ Western Command Army Service Corps (AMF) | |
| 16 Oct 1944: | Discharged Major, W237443, HQ Western Command Army Service Corps (AMF) |
ERIC ISAACHSEN
"Isaachsen, Eric
Born Adelaide 1889 and enlisted for active service in 1914, serving with the 13th A.S.C. (Australian Army Service Corp) in the Field Bakery at Gallipoli, Egypt and France. He returned with the rank of Captain and came to Western Australia in 1920, receiving an appointment as manager of McGlew and Co., indentors and importers, Howard Street, Perth. In 1931 he purchased that firm's W.A. interest.
He was chairman of Executive of Nationalist Party 1935-36 and president 1935-37-38, becoming the adorsed Nationalist candidate for Fremantle Division at recent elections. His other activities include League umpire in S.A. and W.A. for serveral years, president of Cottesloe Cricket Club."
17/5/1917 promoted Hon. Cpt.
14/2/1920 Returned to Australia
1/3/1920 diagnosed chronic appendicitis, appt terminated (medically unfit)
Awarded 1914/15 Star
British War Medal
& Victory Medal
WWII - 16/21940 enlisted - 30 Keane Street,
W237443 Apptd Major AASC Supply Depot, attached "A" Branch of Western H/Qtrs Command., becoming Major in 1/9/1942.
Major Isaachsen was stationed in Western Australia, dicharged in March 1943.
ISAACHSEN, Eric
Service No: 5204
Hon. Captain
4th Field Bakery
Submitted 20 August 2015 by Cheryl Mellor
Biography
Saw service at Gallipoli and France in WW1 and also served in WW2
Later more associated with the home town of Cottesloe, Western Australia
"DEATH OF MR. ISAACHSEN
Mr. Eric Isaachsen, manager of McGlew and Co., Perth, and a former president of the National Party in this State, collapsed and died while on business in the city yesterday. Born 59 years ago in South Australia, the late Mr. Isaachsen served in World War I and, on demobilisation, came to Perth to establish his firm in Western Australia. In World War II he served with the A.A.S.C., and attained the rank of major. He was keenly interested in sport, was a good tennis player and in earlier years was a central umpire of the W.A. Football League. He also once played for South Australia. He left a widow, two daughters and a son." - from the Perth West Australian 15 Jan 1949 (nla.gov.au)
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