Regimental number | 1003 |
Place of birth | Natimuk, Victoria |
School | Natimuk State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Horsham, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Schunke, Hopefield, via Natimuk,Vic |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Well liked by all who knew him. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No. 3 (Plot II, Row L, Grave No. 17), Vlamertinghe, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 130 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Natimuk Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Mr William Hart (d. 20 June 1916, aged 61; bu. Natimuk) and Mrs Anna Maria (d. 6 July 1946, aged 91; bu. Natimuk) SCHUNKE, Natimuk, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 717 Corporal Edwin Ernest SCHUNKE, 8th Bn, killed in action, 25 October 1917; 21594 Driver Henry Albert SCHUNKE, 3rd Motor Transport Company, returned to Australia, 22 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |