Horace John (Horrie) SCHMIDT

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SCHMIDT, Horace John

Service Numbers:	V509676, VX149740
Enlisted:	6 May 1943, On the 6th May 1943 Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Enlisted in the Australian Army as Private V509676 CMF - First Unit was the Australian Army Medical Corps AAMC CMF.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depots
Born:	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia , 14 August 1921
Home Town:	Warracknabeal, Yarriambiack, Victoria
Schooling:	Warracknabeal High School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia , 21 August 2000, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Warracknabeal Public Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
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World War 2 Service

6 May 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V509676, Australian Army Medical Corps (WW2), On the 6th May 1943 Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Enlisted in the Australian Army as Private V509676 CMF - First Unit was the Australian Army Medical Corps AAMC CMF.
29 Sep 1943:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Australian Army Medical Corps Contingent ( South Australia), On the 29th September 1943 Private V509676, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt was Transferred to the 2 Australian Army Surgical Corps Training Unit 2AASCT CMF.
2 Nov 1943:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Australian Medical Team, On the 2nd November 1943 Private V509676, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt was Transferred to the Australian Medical Training Regiment AMTR CMF.
1 May 1944:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, AN&MEF Army Medical Corps , On the 1st May 1944 Private V509676, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt was Transferred to the 2 Australian Army Medical Corps Training Company 2AAMCT CMF.
15 Jul 1944:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 1 Water Ambulance Convoy, On the 15th July 1944 Private V509676, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt was Transferred to the 1 Water Ambulance Corps 1WAC CMF.
15 Aug 1944:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 1 Water Ambulance Convoy, On the 15th August 1944 Private V509676, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Qualified as a Group III Nursing Orderly at 1 Water Ambulance Company 1WAC CMF.
27 Sep 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V509676, 1 Water Ambulance Convoy, On the 27th September 1944 Private V509676, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt was Discharged/Demobilised from the CMF. Joining the AIF the next day, 28th September 1944.
28 Sep 1944:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX149740
28 Sep 1944:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX149740, 1 Water Ambulance Convoy, On the 28th September 1944 Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Enlisted in the AIF as Private VX149740 with the 1 Water Ambulance Company 1WAC AIF.
2 Jan 1945:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX149740, 1 Water Ambulance Convoy, On the 2nd January 1945 Private VX149740, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Embarked from Townsville Queensland bound for Bougainville Island.
7 Jan 1945:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX149740, 1 Water Ambulance Convoy, On the 7th January 1945 Private VX149740, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Disembarked at Bougainville Island.
8 Apr 1945:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/8th Australian General Hospital, On the 8th April 1945 Private VX149740, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Transferred to the 2nd/8th Australian General Hospital AIF (2/8AGH).
31 Jul 1945:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 1 Water Ambulance Convoy, On the 31st July 1945 Private VX149740, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Transferred back to the 1 Water Ambulance Convoy AIF (1WAC)).
7 Sep 1945:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX149740, 1 Water Ambulance Convoy, On the 7th September 1945 Private VX149740, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Embarked from Bougainville bound for Torokina.
8 Sep 1945:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX149740, 1 Water Ambulance Convoy, On the 8th September 1945 Private VX149740, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Disembarked at Torokina.
9 Nov 1945:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 130 General Hospital , On the 9th November 1945 Private VX149740, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Transferred to the 130 General Hospital AIF. (130GH).
17 Nov 1945:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX149740, 130 General Hospital , On the 17th November 1945 Private VX149740, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Embarked from Torokina bound for Morotai aboard the Troop Ship HMAS Kanimbla.
20 Nov 1945:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX149740, 130 General Hospital , On the 20th November 1945 Private VX149740, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Dismbarked from the Troop Ship HMAS Kanimbla at Mrortai.
8 Jan 1946:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Echelon & Records, On the 8th January 1946 Private VX149740, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Transferred to the 6th Australian Advanced 2nd Echelon AIF.
27 Feb 1946:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX149740, Echelon & Records, On the 27th February 1946 Private VX149740, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Embarked from Morotai bound for Kure, Japan aboard the Troop Ship Stamford Victory with the 6th Australian Advanced 2nd Echelon AIF.
5 Mar 1946:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX149740, Echelon & Records, On the 5th March 1946 Private VX149740, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Disembarked from the Troop Ship "Stamford Victory" at Kure Japan. He was still attached to the 6th Australian Advanced 2nd Echelon AIF.
11 May 1946:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depots, On the 11th May 1946 Private VX149740, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Transferred to the 78th Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depots AIF (78BIPOD).
21 Jun 1947:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces, Japan , On the 21st June 1947 Private VX149740, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Transferred to the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Japan).
12 Sep 1947:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depots, On the 12th September 1947 Private VX149740, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Transferred back to the 78th Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depots AIF (78BIPOD).
29 Sep 1947:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX149740, Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depots, On the 29th September 1947 Private VX149740, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Embarked from Yamaguchi Japan, bound for Melbourne and Discharge from the AIF. Operational unit is 78th Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depots AIF (78BIPOD).
7 Oct 1947:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX149740, Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depots, On the 7th October 1947 Private VX149740, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt Dismbarked at Melbourne, Australia. Operational unit is 78th Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depots AIF (78BIPOD).
21 Oct 1947:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX149740, Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depots, On the 21st October 1947 Private VX149740, Horace John "Horrie" Schmidt was Discharged from the AIF. Last Operational unit: 78th Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depots AIF (78BIPOD).
21 Oct 1947:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX149740

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

Horace Jnr was the eldest of two children of Horace Garfield Schmidt (b1892 in Horsham, Wimmera, Victoria) and Florence Conduit (b1889 in Ararat, Victoria). Horace - a Labourer - and Florence - a Tailoress - married in 1920 in Warrnacknabeal, Victoria where they raised their family.

Horace served with the Australian Army (Private; Service Nos: V509676/VX149740). He was in Cairns, QLD in 1944 when he enlisted and was attached to 78 BIPOD when he was Discharged in October 1947.

Returning to Warracknabeal, Victoria Horace was working as a Labourer in 1950 when he married Dorothy May Godden (b1927 in Melbourne, Victoria) - Dorothy was a Clerk. Horace and Dorothy settled in Warracknabeal where Horace worked as a Labourer, Builder and Photographer. He died in 2000 and Dorothy died in 2019.

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