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SCHOFIELD, Edwin Augustus
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3923 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 August 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Riverstone, New South Wales, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Riverstone, Blacktown, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Liverpool Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Slaughterman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mont St Quentin, France, 19 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Bellicourt British Cemetery Plot 1V, Row T, Grave 9 Headstone inscription reads: He lived as he died nobly, Bellicourt British Cemetery, Bellicourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Riverstone and District War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3923, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3923, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3923, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 13th Battalaion | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), In France | |
| 12 Oct 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3923, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Wound to the leg | |
| 5 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3923, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Second occasion. Bullet wound to the left eye | |
| 15 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), In France | |
| 19 Sep 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 3923, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3923 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Schofield and Elvira Schofield of Riverstone, NSW later of Matiland, NSW
Next of kin iven as a brother Stanley Schofield of 123 Denison Street, Petersham, NSW. Brother of Garnet William Schofield
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal