Edmund Herman KRETCHMAR

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KRETCHMAR, Edmund Herman

Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	1 October 1914
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Auckland, New Zealand, 28 April 1883
Home Town:	Geraldton, Western Australia
Schooling:	State School, Western Australia; Accountancy Institute
Occupation:	Manager
Died:	Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 6 May 1915, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 50
Memorials:	Geraldton District Great War Honour Roll, Geraldton Rowing Club Honour Board, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

1 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
1 Feb 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
6 May 1915:	Involvement Lieutenant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1915-05-06

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William Herman Kretchmar and Alice Kretchmar

Husband of Mabel Mary Latitia Kretchmar of 194 Brisbane Street, Perth, WA formerly of 6 Bulwer Street, Perth, WA

Father of Herman Harry Kretchmar, Kathleen Maisie Kretchmar, Margaret Jean Kretchmar, Ernest Trevor Kretchmar and Jessie Jacqueline Kretchmar

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Western Australian & Commonwealth Forces rising from the rank of Private to 2nd Lieutenant

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Research Links

Australian War Memorial - Roll of Honour & Circular