SCHUH, John Jacob
| Service Number: | 7244 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Melbourne, Vic., 1891 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne C of E Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Wool expert |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France III G 28, Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Grammar School WW1 Fallen Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 7244, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 7244, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 23 Apr 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 7244, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7244 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-04-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
JOHN JACOB SCHUH who was killed in France on 23rd April 1917 was the son, of Mr. John Schuh. He was born in 1892 and was at the School in 1905.
He was engaged in a wool business in Albury when he enlisted, and saw a deal of active service in the 13th Battery Field Artillery. He wasi killed instantly at Noreuil by a shell entering the gunpit while he was attending to his gun.
He was very highly thought of, and had become very popular. A comrade wrote : " I was near him when he went out. It was all over in a moment. Another brave chap gone." Another comrade wrote : " Gunner Schuh was acting Bombardier at the time of his death; he was well liked in the battery, in fact one never saw him without a smile. He was a game lad, and fear never entered his head." He
was buried in Noreuil Gully.
There was a general expression of regret in Albury when the news of his death was published.
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