Francis Harold ‘Hal’ SchaferAge: 77 years1900–1978
- Name
- Francis Harold ‘Hal’ Schafer
- Given names
- Francis Harold
- Surname
- Schafer
- Nickname
- Hal
| Birth | 2 December 1900 31 25 |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Caspar Schafer 8 December 1904 (Age 4 years) Cause: Nephritis Enlargement of the Prostata Glans, Paralysis of muscles of th e bladder |
| Birth of a sister | Emily Matilda ‘Tilly’ Schafer 10 January 1905 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Christiana Friederike Wieland 28 September 1916 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elisabeth Mengel 11 August 1921 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a father | John Schafer 5 January 1939 (Age 38 years) Cause: Tetanus infection |
| Death of a mother | Emilie Friedericka Laufer 18 April 1961 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Alfred ‘Alf’ Schafer 25 January 1975 (Age 74 years) |
| Occupation | Painter & Decorator yes |
| Description | Height 5ft 6ins, Eyes blue, Complexion fair, Hair brown, Scars left calf ,hernia & appendix yes |
| Death | 20 March 1978 (Age 77 years) Cause of death: Septicaemia/Cardiac failure |
| Burial | 22 March 1978 (2 days after death) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Schafer Birth: 9 May 1869 47 36 — Boggo, Brisbane, Qld Death: 5 January 1939 — Brisbane, Qld |
| mother |
Emilie Friedericka Laufer Birth: 16 January 1875 47 27 — 7 Mile Creek (? Ebenezer) Death: 18 April 1961 — Qld |
| elder brother |
George William ‘Will’ Schafer Birth: 7 October 1894 25 19 — One Mile, Ipswich, Qld Death: 30 June 1981 — Canossa Hosp., Oxley, Qld |
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16 months elder brother |
Frederick William ‘Fred’ Schafer Birth: 27 January 1896 26 21 — Kirchheim, Qld Death: R.B.Hosp., Brisbane, Qld |
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21 months elder sister |
Ida Christina Schafer Birth: 21 October 1897 28 22 — One Mile, Ipswich, Qld |
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17 months elder brother |
John Alfred ‘Alf’ Schafer Birth: 27 March 1899 29 24 — One Mile, Ipswich, Qld Death: 25 January 1975 — Prince Charles Hosp., Chermside, Qld |
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20 months himself |
Francis Harold ‘Hal’ Schafer Birth: 2 December 1900 31 25 — Kirchheim, Qld Death: 20 March 1978 — Greenslopes, Qld |
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4 years younger sister |
Emily Matilda ‘Tilly’ Schafer Birth: 10 January 1905 35 29 — Ipswich, Qld Death: 27 October 1992 — Brisbane, Qld |
| sister |
Private |
| Mother’s family with an unknown individual |
| mother |
Emilie Friedericka Laufer Birth: 16 January 1875 47 27 — 7 Mile Creek (? Ebenezer) Death: 18 April 1961 — Qld |
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Marriage: 17 October 1893 — Kirchheim, Queensland, Australia |
| Family with Ethel Grace ‘Robbie’ Robinson |
| himself |
Francis Harold ‘Hal’ Schafer Birth: 2 December 1900 31 25 — Kirchheim, Qld Death: 20 March 1978 — Greenslopes, Qld |
| wife |
Ethel Grace ‘Robbie’ Robinson Birth: 19 January 1903 28 22 — Paddington, Nsw Death: 9 August 2001 — Thornlands, Qld |
| daughter |
Private |
| son |
Private |
| son |
Private |
| Shared note | Harold's grandmother, Mrs C.F. Schulte acted as midwife at his birt h. Harold's trade was "House Painter & Decorator". He served a number of y ears as a Salvation Army Officer in NSW and Queensland. He also went in to a finance business in Maryborough with a partner, which turned out t o be a disaster when the partner departed with all the money. Later, i n Brisbane, he tried his hand as a salesman, selling Insurance etc. befo re he joined up for military service in 1940. After the WW2, he got a j ob with Queensland Works Dept. as a painter and spent periods away fro m home doing jobs around Queensland. MILITARY SERVICE: Enlisted for war service in the Citizen Military Force s, at Peel Street, South Brisbane, Qld on 6 Sep 1940. Initial posting , 8 Sep 1940, was to the Grovely camp, classified as "Painter & Decorato r".
13 Feb 1941 he was transferred to Cowan (Moreton Island).
9 Jun 1941 transferred to Gaythorne. BURIAL: Buried in Mt. Gravatt Cemetery (Anzac Section). |
| Shared note | Records not imported into INDI (individual) Gramps ID I0004: Empty note ignored Lin e 335: 2 NOTE Tag recognized but not supported Lin e 336: 2 _SCBK Y Tag recognized but not supported Lin e 338: 2 _TYPE PHOTO Tag recognized but not supported Lin e 339: 2 _SSHOW Y |