Regimental number | 4183 |
Place of birth | Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 117.5 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W C Schimleck, Deptford Road, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No17), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: William SCHIMLICK |
Family/military connections | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'killed in action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as SHIMLECK. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SCHIMLECK Charles Stanley |