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SCHMITT, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1633 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 November 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Westminster, London, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Middle School, England |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Baby 700 Cemetery, Anzac Special Memorial, Grave 9 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, Baby 700 Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1633, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1633, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1633, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 19 years
Son of Martha Elizabeth Schmitt of 45 Stadium Street, Chelsea, London, England previously of Broadmoor Asylum, Crawthorne, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal