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SCHOMBURGK, Richard Henry
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 3941, S75059 |
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Enlisted: | 3 November 1917, 11th Reinforcements |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 8th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 22 March 1899 |
Home Town: | Waikerie, Loxton Waikerie, South Australia |
Schooling: | Queen's College, North Adelaide |
Occupation: | Eng. Student |
Memorials: | Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, North Adelaide Queens School Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 Nov 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3941, 48th Infantry Battalion, 11th Reinforcements | |
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22 Mar 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3941, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
20 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3941, 48th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Richard joined the Battalion on 20 August. The AIF was withdrawn from the front after 5 October to rest recuperate and reinforce and was preparing to return to the Front on 11 November when the Armistice was declared on 11 Nov 18 | |
28 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3941, 48th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal |
World War 2 Service
20 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S75059 | |
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20 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Private, S75059, 8th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Waikerie, SA | |
21 Apr 1942: | Involvement Private, S75059, 8th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces | |
2 Oct 1945: | Discharged Private, S75059, 8th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Larkins
Father, O H Schomburgk, 129 South Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia