Fred (Fred Norman) SCHUMACHER

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SCHUMACHER, Fred (Fred Norman)

Service Number:	1388
Enlisted:	2 December 1914, Enlisted at Oaklands, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Ninnes, South Australia, 16 October 1895
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Kadina Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 16 May 1915, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1V, Row C, Grave 1 Rev. F.W. Wray officiated Headstone inscription reads: His memory live within the hearts of those who knew his worth, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Railwaytown War Memorial, Broken Hill War Memorial

World War 1 Service

2 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1388, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Oaklands, SA
19 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1388, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1388, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, KIA 16 May 1915

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was Peel Street, Yacald, SA

Son of Heinrich Frederick Joachim Schumacher and Mary Ann Schumacher nee Scharnberg of 226 Cornish Street, Railway Town, Broken Hill, NSW.

Brother of Elizabeth Mary Ann Schumacher, Henry William Schumacher, Carl Theodore Schumacher, Arthur Herman Schumacher, Walter Stanley Schumacher and Hilda Mabel Schumacher

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

Also served in the Senior Cadets and Militia

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Fred’s Commonwealth War Graves Commission record