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SCHULZ, Harold Bertram
| Service Number: | 1929 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1929, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1929, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 1929 |
Harold Bertram Schulz
Name: Harold Bertram Schulz
Service Number: 1929
Place of Birth: Mannum / Milendilla
Date of Birth: 17 October 1896
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 24 February 1916
Age at Enlistment: 19 years 4 months
Next of Kin: Mother – Agnes Augusta
Schulz
Occupation: Gardener
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private 2 / 5th Pioneers Battalion
Harold [also spelt Harrold} was the son of Johann and Auguste Schulz [nee
Wegener] of Milendilla. Harold arrived in England on board HMAT A60 Aeneas
on 11 April 1916 and was sent to France with his battalion, where at Etaples
on 25 August he was, “Despatched to England as advisable in the exigencies
of the service, being of enemy extraction, on approval of GOC 2nd Anzac.”
However, Harold was sent back to France from Folkestone on 20 March 1917.
In April he spent a week in hospital with mumps. On 3 November Harold was
admitted to hospital in France after being diagnosed with having defective
vision / conjunctivitis. He rejoined his unit in England on 18 December. He
returned to Australia and was discharged on 21 October 1919.
Submitted 20 October 2023 by christopher collins
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