John SCHOFIELD

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Service Number:	1913
Enlisted:	17 April 1916, Enlisted at Fraser Hill, QLD Previously attempted to enlist on 11 March 1916 but was declared medically unfit
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	33rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

17 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1913, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Fraser Hill, QLD Previously attempted to enlist on 11 March 1916 but was declared medically unfit
4 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 1913, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
4 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 1913, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney
9 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1913, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the foot
15 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1913, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion
13 Mar 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1913, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Wounds to the right leg and left arm. Invalided to England on 8 April 1918
5 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1913, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of Ellen Jones formerly Schofield of Glen Innes, NSW

Address at the time of enlistment was Toowoomba, QLD.

Husband of Alice Linda Scholfield of Bulmer Street, West Maitland, QLD

Commenced return to Australia on the 11 May 1919 aboard HMAT Borda disembarking on the 28 June 1919 at Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal