Regimental number | 7771 |
Place of birth | Brockley, New South Wales |
School | Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Guyra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, C. Schaefer, Glencross, Guyra, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 26th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name William Herbert |
Place of death or wounding | Harbonnieres, France |
Age at death | 23.1 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 16), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 34 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Margaret SCHAEFER, Fern Hill, Guyra, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |