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SCHMITT, Ernest Edward
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | S15302, S71099 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps |
| Born: | Port Broughton, South Australia, Australia, 24 October 1899 |
| Home Town: | Arno Bay, Cleve, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Cleve, South Australia, Australia, 19 August 1967, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Arno Bay Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Mundoora War Memorial, Port Broughton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, S15302, Sea Transport Staff |
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World War 2 Service
| 16 May 1942: | Involvement Private, S71099, 5th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps | |
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| 16 May 1942: | Enlisted Arno Bay, SA | |
| 16 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S71099 | |
| 18 Sep 1944: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by tony griffin
Ernest Schmitt was the son of George Michael and Anne Marie (nee Schneider) Schmitt of Arno Bay. George Schmitt had been working in the Port Broughton district before moving to Eyre Peninsula to take up farming. Ernest was born at Port Broughton on 24 October 1899. A farmer at Mundoora, he was 18 years old when he enlisted at Port Broughton on 6 July 1918.
One of Butler's 500, Ernest was appointed to the Sea Transport Section at Mitcham. Due to the cessation of hostilities he was discharged on 24 December 1918 and returned to Mundoora.