Harold SCHULDT

Regimental number31
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
Address4 Arran Street, Footscray, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Schuldt, 36 Eastwood Street, Ballarat East, Victoria
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 13 August 1918
Medals

Military Medal

'At PETILLON on the night of 19th/20th July, 1916, when communication had been severed by shell fire between the firing line and Brigade Headquarters, Lance Corporal SCHULDT and Lance Corporal EVERY ran out wire and succeeded in establishing communication under heavy shell and machine gun fire. The communication sap being constantly blown in, the wire had to be placed beside it in the open, considerably increasing the risk of laying.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184
Date: 14 December 1916

Other detailsMedals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal