Regimental number | 2165 |
Place of birth | Mitchell's Island, New South Wales |
School | Bohnock Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Bohonoak, Oxley Island, Manning River, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Honora Schmitzer, Bohonoak, Oxley Island, Manning River, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Company Sergeant Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Le Transloy, Somme, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Bancourt British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row H, Grave No. 17), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Honora SCHMITZER, Bohnock, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother to Pte J E Smith 4311 54th Battalion died of wounds also brother to Pte F C Schmitzer 1244 35th Battalion returned to Australia. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |