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A Timeline of a Life
25/7/1918 Born Hall in Tyrol father postmaster lower Bohemia
1920 moved to Košice as father took up post as postmaster east Slovakia
1924 began school in Košice
1937 graduated in Košice
1938 family moved to Brno when father took up position of postmaster of southern Moravia
September 1939 Entered college of Agriculture and Forsestry Brno
17/11/1939 University closed by Germans
18 /12/1939 Left Czechoslovakia via Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Greece,Turkey, Syria, Morocco, Algeria, France
4/2/1940 arrived Agda
? Arrived England Cholmondeley Park
26/5/1940 promoted to 2nd lieutenant
Czech Brigade in Leamington
Winter 1941/42 Czech Brigade moved to Yeovil
Western Command Junior Leaders School Stokesay Court, Onibury, Craven Arms Shropshire
1942 ? 11th Commando Regiment as a British Army captain. Boulogne assault as platoon commander
6/4/1942 to 20/4/1942 Course no.5 Western Command Assault and battle School Llanberis
23/4/1942 Then as instructor at school in the Rifle Wing to 4/6/1942 then further training course
5/7/1942 completed Assault and Battle School Llanberis course rcommendation as a higher instructor
10/7/1942 report by Colonel Lord Digby, Inspector Infantry Training Establishments
? 22/8/1942 to 19/9/1942 Course 9 Arisaig (STS25) billetted at Traigh House
? 31/10/1942 to 28/11/1942 Course no.11 Arisaig (STS25) billeted at Traigh House.
The group called Course 9 or 11 ?? comprised Nos. 148 npor. Jan Stastny, 149 ppor. Frantisek Geisler, 150 npor. Frantisek Moravec, 151 npor Ignac Syrovatka, 152 npor. Zdenek Holik, 153 npor Jan Kuleta, 154 por Artur Fleischmann, 155 rtm Gabriel Jandl, 156 rtm Karel Vasicek, 157 cet. asp. Josef Zizka, 158 cet. Frantisek Novedal, 159 cet. Peter Haluska, 160 cet. asp. Bronislav Varadinek, 161 rtm Ladislav Kovan, 162 rtm Filip Stupal, 163 cet asp Klement Hlasensky, 164 cet. asp. Antonin Buchanek, 165 rtm Boh. Palla, 166rtm Hynek Hostynek, 167 des. Stefan Haviar. Of these, Josef Zizka was parachuted in mission Barium and died 16/1/1945; Klement Hlasensky was recruited to mission Rothman which was cancelled at the end of war. The remainder returned to the Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade and took part in the siege of Dunkerque from Oct 1944 to May 1945. Some (like, as it appears, your Dad) were apparently seconded to the 2nd Parachute Brigade or the 1st Cs Armadni Sbor on the Eastern Front. This list was published in a book by Jindrich Marek called "Patou kartu bere smrt" but an incorrect numbering has been corrected by our correspondent.
Commanding officer Captain Millar; Instructors Lts Nicholson, Allen, Petrak
Late 1942/Early 1943 Ringway Manchester 84 jumps billeted at either Dunham Massey House – Altrincham or Fulshaw House – Wilmslow
Early 1943 Finton – II Corps District Intelligence School
Mid 1943 met Mother in Dovercourt
May 1943 Mother posted to Orkneys – visits to Thurso plus other places?
16/9/1943 Married
October 1943 promoted Lieutenant in Czech Army
Spring 1944 2nd Czechoslovak Parachute Brigade assembled to go to Russia Front
15/7/1944 Chalkwell to London to Grenoch
18/7/1942 Convoy sailed from Grenoch via Gibralta, port Said, Damascus, Basra, Baku, Cernocice then to the front
18/9/1944 Killed in Pastwiska whilst rescuing his injured soldiers
27/9/1944 Buried in Pastwiska by his friends Dr Jan Flax and Captain Vrzala
Then the story of the search starts
FRANTIŠEK JOSEF GEISLER
