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SCHROEDER, Oscar Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 169 |
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Enlisted: | 4 June 1915 |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
Born: | Burnley, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
Home Town: | Queenscliff, Victoria |
Schooling: | Burnley State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Professional Soldier, Royal Garrision Artillery |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 2 May 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 65, |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Queenscliff Royal Australian Garrison Artillery Third Military District Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
4 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 169, Siege Artillery Brigade | |
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17 Jul 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 169, Siege Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
17 Jul 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 169, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
20 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, England | |
27 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 169, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Multiple SW to back and legs. Died 2 May 1917 at 42nd CCS. | |
2 May 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 169, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 169 awm_unit: O Siege Brigade Australian Siege Artillery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-05-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Transferred to 42nd CCS at Aubigny where he died of wounds 2 May 1917.