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SCHEFE, Norman Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3631 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 January 1916, Toowoomba |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Meringandan, Queensland, Australia, 5 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Crows Nest, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Bergen Provisional & State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Repatriation Hospital, Greenslopes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 6 June 1972, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Crows Nest (Qld) War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3631, 31st Infantry Battalion, Toowoomba | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3631, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3631, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 3631, 31st Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wounds left thigh and elbow. | |
| 3 Nov 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 31st Infantry Battalion, Granted Honorary Sergeant rank. | |
| 15 Nov 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3631, 31st Infantry Battalion, HT Ormonde, London for return to Australia with wife - disembarking Brisbane 2 January 1920. | |
| 24 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3631, 31st Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 19 Apr 1942: | Enlisted |
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