SCHADEL, George Edward
| Service Number: | 1661 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Nowra, New South Wales, Australia, July 1889 |
| Home Town: | Bellambi, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Palestine, 14 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Jerusalem War Cemetery Row J, Grave No. 26. IN MEMORY OF THE LOVED HUSBAND OF VERA SCHADEL OF BULLI, N.S.W. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bulli Great War Memorial, Bulli Roll of Honour, Bulli-Woonona War Memorial , Nowra Soldiers Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1661, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1661, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1661, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 14 Jul 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 1661, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1661 awm_unit: 1 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
George Edward Schadel was one of three brothers in his family to enlist. Only one brother returned, and he was then a decorated veteran. George was the last of the three brothers to enlist in August 1915.
His brother, 2228 Pte. Ernest John Schadel 3rd Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Lone Pine on Gallipoli during August 1915, aged 22.
Prior to enlisting George was attached to the Bellambi Coke Works, and although a young man, his popularity was great, and he was selected to the position of president of the Coke Workers' Association of New South Wales. George Schadel was also prominent in sporting circles and he was highly thought of in the football world on the South Coast. He was an important and respected member of the Illawarra Rugby Union.
George married Vera Clark in Wollongong on 6 November 1915, only a few days before he left for overseas and his next of kin was changed before he embarked.
George joined the 1st Light Horse Regiment and missed the Gallipoli fighting but spent two and half long years in the saddle with the Light Horse throughout the many battles in the Middle East. He was killed in action near Jerusalem in July 1918 and was buried in the Jerusalem War Cemetery.
George’s younger brother, Captain William Herbert Schadel M.C. 45th Battalion, enlisted in 1914 as a 19-year-old private and ended the war as decorated infantry Captain.
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