SCHWERKOLT W.L.
Given Names: William Lionel
Service Number: 816
Unit: Field Artillery Brigade 2, Bty 4
Rank: Gunner
Paybook Number:
Age: 19 Yrs 6 Mths
Occupation: Horse Driver
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 5 In
Weight: 158 Lbs
Chest: 38½ In
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Fair
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 19/8/1914
Place: St Kilda
Next of Kin: MOTHER Mrs Wilhelmina Schwerkolt
34 Pakington Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 20/10/1914
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Shropshire A9
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
Ship:
Embarked:
Disembarked:
Unit: 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
Rank: Gunner
Discharge Date:
Place:
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 6730
British War Medal: 2638
Victory Medal: 2638
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1895
Place: Prahran, Victoria
Father: Charles Benno SCHWERKOLT
Mother: Wilhelmina BOTH
MARRIAGE
Year:
Place:
Spouse:
DEATH
Date or Year: 9/11/1916
Place: Flers, France
Burial: AIF Burial Ground (Grass Lane Cemetery) Flers, France
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Served at Gallipoli
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 320427
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
Service Number:
Date Enlisted:
Date Discharged:
COMMENTS