John Joseph OLDFIELD

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Service Number:	2708
Enlisted:	12 December 1917, Enlisted at Perth, WA
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	4th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company
Born:	Mingenew, Western Australia, 8 December 1898
Home Town:	Midland Junction, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fireman
Died:	Mandurah, Western Australia, 20 June 1990, aged 91 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Lawn, Section J, Grave 0629
Memorials:

12 Dec 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 2708, Railway Unit (AIF), Enlisted at Perth, WA
13 Mar 1918:	Involvement Private, 2708, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
13 Mar 1918:	Embarked Private, 2708, Railway Unit (AIF), SS Ormonde, Fremantle
1 Jul 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 4th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company, From Railway Unit
31 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 2708, 4th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company, Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Son of James Lewis Oldfield and Elizabeth Oldfield nee Jackson of Margaret Street, Midland Junction, WA.

Commenced return to 1 July 1919 aboard HT Karmala disembarking on 10 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1964c John married Dora Maud Brady.