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Henry Albert SCHUNKE

Regimental number21594
Place of birthNatimuk Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStudent
AddressHopefield, Natimuk, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Maria Schunke, same address
Enlistment date20 November 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 October 1917
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameSpecial Draft
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/42/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 2 February 1918
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Motor Transport Company
FateReturned to Australia 22 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Listed on Natimuk Roll of Honor, Natimuk & District Soldiers' Memorial Hall, Natimuk, Victoria.
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 1003 Pte William Arthur SCHUNKE, 38th Bn, died of wounds, 22 October 1917; 717 Corporal Edwin Ernest SCHUNKE, 8th Bn, killed in action, 25 October 1917.

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