Oscar Henry SCHROEDER

SCHROEDER, Oscar Henry

Service Number: 169
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
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World War 1 Service

4 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 169, Siege Artillery Brigade
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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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Transferred to 42nd CCS at Aubigny where he died of wounds 2 May 1917.