BAUMGURTEL, Herman Frank Charles
| Service Number: | 3392 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lobethal, South Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Lobethal, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Lobethal WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3392, 48th Infantry Battalion |
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Herman Frank Baumgurtel
Name: Herman Frank Charles Baumgurtel
Service Number: 3392
Place of Birth: Lobethal
Date of Birth: 19 October 1891
Place of Enlistment: Mitcham
Date of Enlistment: 4 January 1917
Age at Enlistment: 25 years 3 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Ann Baumgurtel
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Presbyterian
Rank: Private
Herman left Adelaide on the Seeang Bee on 10 February 1917, disembarking at Devonport, England on 2 May and was stationed at the 12th training Battalion at Codford. He proceeded to France on 16 July. On 31 August he was admitted to the 4th Stationary Hospital with tonsillitis but was able to rejoin the 48th Battalion on 8 September. Herman continued serving in France for the duration of the war. He returned to Australia on the Frankfurt on 1 July 1919, disembarked on 17 August and was discharged on 23 September.
Submitted 23 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography
NOTE: Name is not recorded on the Embarkation Roll