S14815
ARNFIELD, Thomas Edward
| Service Number: | 8734 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, 20 September 1886 |
| Home Town: | Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 18 February 1958, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Cheltenham Cemetery Section: Section GX Sub-Section: A Wall/Row: 7(40) Site: 194S Service Type: Burial Interred on 19/02/1958 at 69 Years of age. Previously lived in BIRKENHEAD, SA . |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Kilburn Islington Railway Workshops Honour Roll, Rosewater Marist Brothers Port Adelaide Roll of Honour, Somerton Park Sacred Heart College Men of "The Marist Brothers Old Scholars Association" Honor Roll WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 8734, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 8734, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 8734 |
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Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Thomas Edward Arnfield, 1887-1958, was born on 20th of September 1887 at Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia. His religion was a Roman Catholic and he was employed as a Machinist. He was married to Mrs Olive May Arnfield but had no children before the war. He enlisted 1st of September 1915 at the age of 28 years 11 months.
On the 16th of December 1915 Arnfield embarked on the HMAT port Macquarie in Melbourne disembarking in Suez on the 18th of December, training and serving there at the Zeitoun camp. He proceeded to France in March 1916.
May 14th he was transferred to the 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column as a Driver. A month later on the 23rd he would be transferred to the 4th Australian Field Artillery Brigade. . Then in August he was transferred to the 104th Battery. On the 23rd of September he transferred to the 11th battery in France Étaples
In France, August 1917 he received a shell/gunshot wound to the shoulder. He was treated by multiple medical units which were the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, Casualty Clearing Station and the Ambulance Train. Finally sending him to the 3rd Southern General hospital at Oxford, England.
Arnfield would go on furlough in January 1918 and reported back to the No. 1 Command Depot in Sutton Veny, England. He was transferred there for "light duties" suggesting that he was still recovering from his injuries. 14 days later on the 28th he marched out to the No. 4 command Depot in Weymouth, London. From here he marched out to the Overseas Training Brigade on the 15th of February, which was a unit made for training soldiers typically coming from injuries. On 22nd he would transfer to the Reserve Brigade AFA which was a training unit which held soldiers as reinforcement for the western front. A month later on the 7th he went embarked from Southampton to France. 3 days later he would march to Rouelles, then a day later march out to the 2nd Dvisional Ammunition Column. 5 days later he would take on strength to the 2nd Australian Imperial Brigade. Then on the 22nd he transferred to the 4th Australian Imperial Brigade.
He proceeded back to France in March 1918. He was appointed Lance Bombardier in November 1918. In late 1918 he took leave and retrned to London.
Arnfield returned to Australia disembarking in Adelaide 25th May 1919 was discharged a few months later on the 25th of July.
Thomas Edward Arnfield died 18 February 1958 and is buried at Cheltenham Cemetery.