Date of enlistment | 9th July 1915 |
Rank at enlistment | Private |
Company | C Company |
Significant events while with the AIF | Died of Wounds – Pozieres
Hospitalised sick |
Buried at the Puchevillers British Cemetery
Summary of Private Schwab’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455
Date | Location | Event |
9th August 1916 | France | Died of Wounds at 3rd Casualty Clearing Station |
5th August 1916 | France | Wounded in Action – gunshot wound head and legs |
26th March 1916 | France | Disembarked Marseille |
19th March 1916 | Egypt | Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle |
4th March 1916 | Egypt | Re-joined Battalion |
21st February 1916 | Egypt | To hospital sick – influenza |
8th January 1916 | Egypt | Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir |
25th October 1915 | Egypt | Disembarked Alexandria |
29th September 1915 | Australia | Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley |
3rd August 1915 | Australia | Assigned to 5th Reinforcements 22nd Battalion |
19th July 1915 | Australia | Marched into Broadmeadows depot |