BLOOMFIELD, Octavius Kenneth Eason
| Service Number: | 15687 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1916, 16th Reinforcements Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Meranburn near Manildra, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Trundle, Parkes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Lyndhurst Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Shell Fire, Belgium, 24 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Berks Cemetery Extension Plot II, Row C, Grave 19 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Parkes & District Cenotaph, Trundle Hedge of Remembrance, Trundle WWI Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 15687, Field Company Engineers, 16th Reinforcements Sydney | |
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| 31 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 15687, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 15687, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 9 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 11th Field Company Engineers | |
| 24 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 15687, 11th Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 15687 awm_unit: 10 Field Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-11-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Octavius Kenneth Eason (Ken) BLOOMFIELD was born in 1891 at Meranburn near Manildra, New South Wales
His parents were Charles BLOOMFIELD & Ellen EASON
He enlisted in Sydney on 3rd April, 1916 & embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Marathon on 31st October, 1916 with the 16th reinforcements of the Field Company Engineers
He transferred to the 10th Field Company Engineers on 9th April, 1917
Octavius was Killed in Action by shell fire in Belgium on 24th November, 1917 and was buried at Hill 63 and later reinterred in the Berks Cemetery Extension in Belgium (Plot II, Row C, Grave 19)
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Roll of Honour at St Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church in Penrith, Sydney
Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal
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His brother Lance Reid BLOOMFIELD (SN15637) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1919
Two more brothers, Wallace & Septimus enlisted in the AIF but were demobilized a week after Armistice Day
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