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SCHOFIELD, Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1830 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wakefield, Yorkeshire, England, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wakefield Grammar School, Yorkeshire, England |
| Occupation: | Draper's Assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1830, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 10 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1830, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1830, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Charlotte J. Schofield of St Veda, Mile Pak, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal