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SCHULTZE, Emil Herman
| Service Number: | 3310 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Keyneton Soldier Memorial Institute and Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3310, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3310, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 3310, 3rd Infantry Battalion |
Emil Herman Schultz
Name: Emil Herman Schultz
Service Number: 3310
Place of Birth: Keyneton
Date of Birth: 16 July 1894
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 1 September 1915
Age at Enlistment: 21 years 1 month
Next of Kin: Mother – Matilda Augusta Schultz
Occupation: Butcher
Religion: Lutheran
Rank: Corporal
Emil left Australia on 27 October 1915 and was sent to France per
Caledonian on 29 June 1916 with the 3rd Battalion. He was
hospitalised with appendicitis at Rouen on 11 August. Emil was
promoted to the rank of temporary Corporal on 16 October serving
with the 5th Australian Field Butchery.
A bout of diarrhoea led to a two –week period of hospitalisation at
Rouen, with Emil able to rejoin his unit on 26 May 1917. At his own
request, he reverted to his former rank of Private on 6 January
1918. From 29 August to 31 August Emil was on leave in France and
in May 1919 returned to Australia per City of Poona. Emil Schultz
was discharged on 5 July.
Emil married Meta Beckman – in the above photo Emil is the 1st
from the right, with Meta next to him. They had three children –
Betty Patricia, Trevor Cedric and Mostyn Claude. Emil was allotted
land at Moppa through the repatriation scheme, where he had a
vineyard and also grew fruit. He died on 22 March 1977, aged 82.
Source: NAA; B2455; SchultzEH; Barcode 8075703
Interview with Wendy Rochow(nee Schultz).
Submitted 14 October 2023 by christopher collins