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SCHIMMING, William Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 16806 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 April 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Tallegalla, Queensland, Australia, 18 July 1879 |
| Home Town: | Kalbar, Scenic Rim, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 23 July 1970, aged 91 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Boonah War Memorial, Kalbar Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 16806, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Driver, 16806, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Driver, 16806, Field Company Engineers, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 8th Field Company Engineers, From Field Company Engineers re-enforcements | |
| 18 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 16806, 8th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Gustav Reinhold Schimming and Emma Ernine Schimming nee Briese
Husband of Elizabeth Schimming nee Hines of Englesburg (now known as Kalbar), QLD. William and Elizabeth were married in QLD on 26 March 1903. Father of Clarence Edward William Schimming and Matilda (Tilly) Irene Schimming
Commenced return to Australia on 25 March 1919 aboard HT Port Denison disembarking on 19th May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal