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SCHUMACHER, John Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5200 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 January 1916, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sailors Gully State School, Eaglehawk, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 29 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 11, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Sailors Gully Eaglehawk North State School No. 1428 Honor Roll The Great War |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5200, 7th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5200, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5200, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 4 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Machine Gun Company, France | |
| 2 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5200, 15th Machine Gun Company, SW to right shoulder sustained in the line near Flers. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 1 August 1917. | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5200, 15th Machine Gun Company, Polygon Wood | |
| 1 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, France | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5200, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 29 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5200, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", SW to left leg sustained near Herbicourt. Evacuated to 14th Aust Field Ambulance however died of wounds the same day. | |
| 29 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 5200, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5200 awm_unit: 5th Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-29 |
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