NORTHFIELD, Wilfred John
| Service Number: | 1455 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Woolongong, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Roma, Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer (Milk Vendor post-war) |
| Died: | Natural causes, Roma, Queensland, Australia, 11 October 1966 |
| Cemetery: |
Roma General Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Kyogle Shire Council Honour Roll WW1, Mallanganee WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1455, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1455, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
| 16 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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Mr John Wilfred Northfield was born at woolongong, NSW in 1892, where his father conducted a milk vending business.
Three days before sailing with members of the 2nd Light Horse Brigade in 1915, he married Miss Martha Fuhrmann of Mallanganee, N.S.W.
After serving four years, which included Gallipoli and the Middle East, he returned home and due to his wife's illness he brought her to Roma, where carried out his own milk business for almost 30 years.
He was a life member of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. and took a keen interest in its activities until he suffered ill health and was confined to a wheelchair for some years.
He was survived by his wife; Martha Northfield, three daughters; Ella Kadel, Iris Rayner and Lesley White; six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren at the time of his death on October 11, 1966.
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