Regimental number | 2709 |
Place of birth | Strathalbyn, South Australia |
School | Strathalbyn Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of Christ |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Strathalbyn, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 0.75" |
Weight | 155 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen Schemmell, Strathalbyn, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 5 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 23.5 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Perth Cemetery (Plot VI, Row G, Grave No. 14) (China Wall), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 175 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Ellen SCHEMMELL, Strathalbyn, South Australia. Commemorated in Strathalbyn Cemetery, South Australia. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 21 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 14 November 1916; marched into Pioneer Training Bn, Perham Downs, 15 November 1916. Admitted to Military Hospital, Fargo, 28 December 1916 (not yet diagnosed); discharged from hospital, 4 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 February 1917; taken on strength, 5th Pioneer Bn, in the field, 27 April 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SCHEMMELL Bert |