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Frederick Karl SCHODDE

Regimental number6847
Place of birthMurtoa, Victoria
SchoolMurtoa State School and Private School, Victoria
ReligionLutheran
OccupationFarmer
AddressMurtoa, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.10
Height5' 5.5"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinFather, Charles S. Schodde, Murtoa, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 August 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 September 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularActive member of Coromby Debating Society and Brass Band.
FateDied of wounds 21 September 1917
Place of death or woundingGlencourse Wood, near Ypres, Belgium
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIV, Row II, Grave No. 4A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
48
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Pauline SCHODDE, Murtoa, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, SCHODDE Frederick Karl

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