Henry Giles Schmidt

Henry Giles Schmidt

Personal Information
Date of Birth	Not known
Place of Birth	Templers, South Australia
Death	30 Nov 1952
Age at Enlistment	37 years old
Description	5'6" (1.68m) tall ; 136lbs 61.689 kg ; fair complexion ; blue eyes ; light brown hair
Occupation	Bootmaker
Religion	Church of England
Address	Maddington. Western Australia
Next of Kin	Wife , Mrs Elizabeth Ann Schmidt
Military Information
Reg Number	3457
Date of Enlistment	2 Aug 1915
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	11th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement, transferred to 51st Battalion
Date of Embarkation	2 Nov 1915
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A38 Ulysses
Date of Return	24 May 1917 ‒ 24 Jun 1917
Ship Returned On	HMAT A28 Miltiades
Medals	1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal

Pre War

Had served in South Africa for 12 months as a trooper.

A widower with at least one child (daughter Josephine) when he first enlisted, he married Elizabeth Ann Burkitt in Perth during 1915.

War Service

Henry entered Blackboy Hill camp on21 Aug 1915, and on 27 Sep 1915 he was allocated to the 11th reinforcement draft for the 11th Battalion, travelling with them to Egypt. In Egypt on 1 Mar 1916 Henry was transferred to the newly formed 51st Battalion. Here he was promoted Sergeant Shoemaker on 4 Apr 1916.