WHITFIELD, Harrold William
| Service Number: | 3190 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Officers of S.A. Post, Telegraph and Telephone Department Great War Roll of Honor, Bowhill War Memorial, Oakbank Old Scholars Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3190, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Karmala embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3190, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, RMS Karmala, Adelaide |
Harold William Whitfield
Name: Harrold William Whitfield
Service Number: 3190
Place of Birth: Oakbank
Date of Birt: 6 April 1885
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 16 September 1916
Age at Enlistment: 31 years 4 months
Next of Kin: Wife, Una Whitfield
Occupation: Linesman
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
Harrold left Australia on the Karmala on 7 February 1917 arriving at Suez on 11 March and proceeded to Cookery School at Ismailia, Egypt on 12 June. On 23 June he was hospitalised with tonsillitis for a week. While serving in Egypt Harrold was hospitalised twice with eczema / psoriasis in 1918 and was admitted to hospital at Moascar with rheumatism from 30 December to 17 January 1919. He returned to Australia on the Malta from Kantara, Egypt on 8 July and was discharged on 18 September.
Submitted 26 October 2023 by christopher collins