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SCHULTE, Burnett George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 414212, QX4701 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 29 November 1917 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Brisbane State High School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Stockbrokers Clerk |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 25 November 1954, aged 36 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12, Section 2 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Brisbane State High School Honour Board |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 414212, later QX4701 (6/11/1939) | |
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| 6 Nov 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, QX4701 | |
| 6 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, QX4701, 2nd/10th Field Regiment | |
| 1 Jul 1940: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 2nd/10th Field Regiment, Unit in Redbank, Brisbane. | |
| 1 Mar 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, QX4701, 2nd/10th Field Regiment, Disembarked in Singapore. | |
| 15 Jan 1942: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, 2nd/10th Field Regiment | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Prisoner of War on Singapore Island. | |
| 22 Sep 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, QX4701, 2nd/10th Field Regiment, Recovered from the Japanese. | |
| 22 Sep 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, QX4701, Embarked on the ship HMS 'Aurora' at Singapore. | |
| 20 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, QX4701, 2nd/10th Field Regiment |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alfred Arthur SCHULTE and Gladys nee GAZZARD
Biography contributed by Hamish Robson
Australian Rugby Union Representative 1946.
Wallaby #335 2 Caps.