Hi Kerrie, He was not listed in the books and I could not find him on the Roll of Honor at the AWM. I found only 2 Shumacks on the Roll of Honor. I will include them here for you in case there is a connection SHUMACK, Pte. Bert, 3721. 56th Bn. Australian Inf. 9th Sept., 1918. Age 20. Nephew and adopted son of Richard J. and Mary Ann Shumack, of Dark Corner, New South Wales. IV. E. 10. Date of Death: 09/09/1918 SHUMACK, Pte. Henry, 2877. 36th Bn. Australian Inf. Killed in action 16th July, 1917. Age 42. Son of William and Jane Shumack; husband of Florence E. Shumack, of Eriban St., Gilgandra, New South Wales. Native of Coonamble, New South Wales. II. C. 30. Date of Death: 16/07/1917 If you think either of these belong to you then follow the link below. Enter the surname and in the conflict select First World War and search. There is much more information on these two there. http://www.awm.gov.au/database/roh.asp The other search you can try is the WW1 nominal role. "The nominal roll is a single alphabetic listing of the names (approximately 324 000 entries) of members of the AIF who served overseas during the 1914-18 War". http://www.awm.gov.au/database/133.asp Perhaps there is an alternate spelling to the name you could try. Good luck with your search. I have copied this to the list because they may be many out there who do not know of these search facilities. Isabelle -----Original Message----- From: Kerrie [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 6:08 PM To: Isabelle Alaban Subject: Re: [NE] Lookup WW1 Soldiers Hi Isabell My great uncle died in France in WW1. His name was Peter Shumack. His sister {my grandmother} was born and married at Coonabarabran, so I am assuming that Peter was also living in Northern NSW when he went to war. I dont know what battalion he was with. Thanks for any help you may be able to give. Kerrie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Isabelle Alaban" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 24 June 2002 1:49 Subject: [NE] Lookup WW1 Soldiers > Hi All, > > I have "Never a Backward Step" the official book of the First 33rd battalion > AIF. It lists all of the soldiers in that Battalion and their fate. The > book sometimes lists next of kin as well as home towns and age on > enlistment. The majority of them travelled to enlisted and train in > Armidale NSW and generally came from New England and Northern NSW. > > The composition of the 4 companies in the battalion was generally as > follows: > A Company was composed of men from Armidale and Tamworth > B Company was composed of men from Walcha, Uralla, Barraba, Bingara, and > Manilla. > C Company was composed of men from Narrabri, Moree and Inverell > D company was composed of men from Glen Innes, Guyra and Tenterfield > > I am happy to do look-ups for anyone. If you lost track of a male family > member from about 1915, it could be that they, like my grandfather, went to > "do their duty". > > The battalion departed Australia in May 1916 aboard the HMAT Marathon. They > served in France and suffered some of the heaviest casualties numbers of the > war. While the loss was tragic, I am grateful to all these young men and am > happy to help anyone who can claim them. > > Isabelle > > ______________________________ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.368 / Virus Database: 204 - Release Date: 29/05/2002