Regimental number | 663 |
Place of birth | Coolah, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Motor driver |
Address | Coolah, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5'8.25" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Schurr, Coolah, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Ordnance Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 662 Corporal Andrew James SCHURR, Admin. Headquarters, effective abroad (still overseas). |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australis on board HT 'Thermistocles', 12 June 1919; disembarked Sydney, 10 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 10 October 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Died as a result of war wounds. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SCHURR John Randolph |