John SCHMIDT MM

SCHMIDT, John

    Service Number: 6142
    Enlisted: 2 May 1916, On the 2nd May 1916 John (William John) Schmidt Enlisted in the Australian Army as Private 6142 with the 2nd Training Division AIF.
    Last Rank: Corporal
    Last Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Vectis East, Victoria, Australia, February 1890
    Home Town: Vectis East, Horsham, Victoria
    Schooling: Horsham, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: Colon (Bowel) Cancer, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 31 August 1961
    Cemetery: Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria
    Grave Location: B-091-0033.
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    World War 1 Service

    2 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6142, 2 Training Group, On the 2nd May 1916 John (William John) Schmidt Enlisted in the Australian Army as Private 6142 with the 2nd Training Division AIF.
    28 Jul 1916: Involvement Private, 6142, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
    28 Jul 1916: Embarked Private, 6142, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
    11 Sep 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6142, 2nd Training Battalion, On the 11th September 1916 he Disembarked at Folkestone, England.
    12 Nov 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6142, 1st Australian Army HQ, On the 2th November 1916 he Disembarked at Etaples, France with the 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot (1ADBD) AIF.
    18 Jan 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, On the 18th January 1917 he Transferred to the 8th Infantry Battalion AIF in France.
    28 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6142, 8th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, On the 28th October 1917 he was Gassed in Combat. Remarkably he stayed at the Front & Rejoined his unit.
    10 Nov 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion, On the 10th November 1917 he was Promoted in the field to Lance Corporal AIF.
    19 Feb 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6142, 2nd Field Ambulance, Villers-Bretonneux, He was Admitted to Hospital with Scabies & did not rejoin his unit until the 27th February 1918.
    27 Feb 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion, Rejoined his unit from Hospital.
    30 Aug 1918: Honoured Military Medal, Merris (France), On the 30th August 1918 he was Awarded the Military Medal for Bravery in the Field (MM) as a result of actions taken on the 13th April 1918 to Ambush the Germans with a Machine Gun to protect his Unit from Attack.
    30 Aug 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion, As a direct result of his Bravery in Action & Military Medal Award, he was Promoted to Corporal.
    17 Apr 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 6142, 8th Infantry Battalion, Embarked from France bound for England.
    18 Apr 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 6142, 8th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked in England on the 18th April 1919
    27 Jul 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 6142, 8th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked at the Port of Darwin, Northern Territory on the 27th April 1919.
    10 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 6142, 8th Infantry Battalion, On the 10th September 1919, John Schmidt was Discharged from the Australian Army. Awarded the Military Medal. Last active posting - 8th Infantry Battalion AIF.

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