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SCHMEDJE, William John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 995, 2045 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1915, Enlisted at Echuca |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kotupna, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Echuca, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 6 April 1962, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Echuca Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Echuca War Memorial, Nathalia Wakiti Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 995, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Echuca | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2045, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2045, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 995, 21st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Gunshot to the right arm penetrating the chest and invalided to England on 23 October 1917 | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 995, 21st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked at Melbourne on 13 February 1918 as medically unfit due to chest wound at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Schmedje and Elizabeth A. Schmedje nee Harper of Sutton Street, Echuca, Victoria. Brother of Adelaide Schmedje, Margaretta Schmedje, Mary Ann Schmedje, Simon Flood Schmedje and Thomas James Schmedje
16 December 1917 - commenced return to Australia on board HS Kanowna for discharged
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal