Bernhardt Vincent SCHACHE

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SCHACHE, Bernhardt Vincent

Other Name:	SCHACHE, Bernard Shaw - aka
Service Number:	17742
Enlisted:	7 July 1926, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Chief Petty Officer
Last Unit:	HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot)
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, 10 November 1907
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Shopkeeper/Hotelier
Died:	Natural causes (heart attack), Peregian Beach, Queensland, 6 April 1973, aged 65 years
Cemetery:	Albany Creek Memorial Park-Cemetery & Crematorium, QLD
Memorials:

Non Warlike Service

7 Jul 1926:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, 17742, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Sydney, New South Wales

World War 2 Service

8 Jul 1926:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 17742, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot)
7 Sep 1948:	Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 17742, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot)

Service

Although it does not show in the Service Record attached to this Memorial, Bernard in fact served on HMAS Hobart through WWII and for a period on BCOF duties in Japan post WWII. His time on HMAS Hobart exceeded the duration of any other posting.

Submitted 15 April 2022 by Ian Schache

Brothers

Bernard (Bernhardt) Vincent Schache was the second eldest of 4 brothers who served during WW II. Walter Herbert Schache (Navy) KIA HMAS Sydney 1941 was an older brother while his 2 younger brothers Ronald Leslie Schache and Norman Henry Schache both served in the Army.

Submitted 15 April 2022 by Ian Schache

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Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

BERNHARDT VINCENT SCHACHE changed his name by Deed Poll to Bernard Shaw just after WWII while still serving in RAN.

Parents
Andreas Heinrich Benjamin Schache & Caroline Emma Schache (nee Selle)

Enlisted:
8 July 1926

Service No.
17742

Discharged
7 Sept 1948

WWII Service
Start WWII –Apr 1940 HMAS Hobart; Apr 1940 – Oct 1940 HMAS Adelaide;

Oct 1940 – June 1941 HMAS Cerebrus; June 1941 – End WWII HMAS Hobart

Rank
Chief Petty officer Cook

Cremated at Albany Creek Crematorium & Interred in the Wall of memory to Servicemen

Ian Schache

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