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SCHOFIELD, Aubrey Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2752 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915, Enlisted at Narrabri, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Riverstone, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Riverstone, Blacktown, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 13 June 1975, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Goondiwindi Cemetery, Qld |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2752, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Narrabri, NSW | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2752, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2752, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 14 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion, From 19th Battalion | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 4th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 17 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 5 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2752, 4th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left shoulder | |
| 20 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2752, 4th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to shoulder wound |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur Albert Schofield and Mary Lucy Schofield nee Neall of Riverstone, NSW
Served his four year Tailoring apprenticeship with T.A. Garrett of Auburn, NSW
Husband of Grace Vixen Schofield nee McDonald. Aubrey and Grace were married on 14 March 1921 in Queensland
Commenced return to Australia on 30 January 1918 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on the 21 March 1918 for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal