SCHEMMELL, Bert
| Service Number: | 2709 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | New Hamburg, Strathalbyn, South Australia, 29 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Strathalbyn, Alexandrina, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Strathalbyn Public School |
| Occupation: | Farm Laborer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ypres Plot 6 Row G Grave 14, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Belvidere WW1 Roll of Honor, Strathalbyn District Roll of Honor WW1, Strathalbyn RSL Hall Honour Board, Strathalbyn War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2709, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 21 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2709, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2709, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2709, 5th Pioneer Battalion, 1st Passchendaele |
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"...2709 Pte Bert Schemmell, 5th Pioneer Battalion of Strathalbyn, SA. A labourer before enlisting in July 1916, Pte Schemmell left Australia for England with the 5th Reinforcements in September 1916 and arrived in France for service on the Western Front in February 1917. He was killed by German artillery fire whilst constructing an ammunition dump at Birr Cross Roads, near Zillebeke, Belgium, on 12 October 1917, age 22." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
"LATE PTE. B. SCHEMMELL
Pte. B. Schemmell, news of whose death has been received, was the youngest son of Mr. J. Schemmell, of Strathalbyn. He sailed from Australia in September, 1916, and had been in the trenches since February last. He was killed on October 12. Pte. Schemmell, who was 22 years old, was a general favourite in the district. His elder brother, Pte. G. Schemmell, has just returned from the front." - from the Adelaide Register 02 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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