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SCHNEIDER, Raymond Joseph Victor
| Service Number: | 8584 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Adelaide High School |
| Occupation: | Trainer |
| Memorials: | Adelaide High School Honour Board, Balhannah Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Oakbank Old Scholars Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 8584, 1st Stationary Hospital (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 8584, 1st Stationary Hospital (AIF), RMS Malwa, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 8584, 2nd Field Ambulance |
Raymond Joseph Victor Schneider
Name: Raymond Joseph Victor Schneider
Service Number: 8584
Place of Birth: Woodside
Date of Birth: 10 September 1896
Place of Enlistment: Keswick
Date of Enlistment: 14 June 1915
Age at Enlistment: 18 years 9 months
Next of Kin: Mother, May Florence Schneider
Occupation: Salesman
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
Raymond left Australia on 11 January 1916, joined the nursing staff of the 7th Australian General Hospital, Australian Medical Corps Base and transferred to the 2nd Field Ambulance on 6 March in Egypt. He went to serve in France on 30 March. Raymond continued his posting in France for the duration of the war during which he was hospitalised several times with influenza. While on the voyage back to Australia on the Beltana he was hospitalised with tonsillitis on 12 July 1919. Raymond arrived in Australia on 15 July and was discharged on 6 September.
Submitted 23 October 2023 by christopher collins