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SCHOFIELD, James Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, 12 November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Medical Student |
| Memorials: | Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 56th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 28 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the right hand. Transferred to England from Boulogne aboard HS Jan Breydd | |
| 3 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Second occasion. Multiple wounds. | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 2nd Military District to continue his Medical Studies the the University of Sydney, NSW |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Alexander Schofield of 46 Bayswater Road, Darlinghurst, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 22 July 1917 aboard HT Nestor disembarking at Melbourne then re-embarking HT Euripides for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal