SCHOFIELD, Arthur Speedwell
| Service Number: | 5387 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | New Town, Tasmania, Australia, 15 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Watchmaker |
| Died: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 13 December 1966, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour, Tasmanian Amateur Athletics Association |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 5387, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement Driver, 5387, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked Driver, 5387, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 14 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , In France | |
| 14 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 5387, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at 6th Military District |
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Son of William John Schofield and Phoebe Elizabeth Schofield nee Shaw of 21 Queen Street, Sandy Bay, Tasmania
Brother of Hilda Susannah Schofield, Stanley Sandford Stokell Schofield, Sylvia Amelia Schofield, Nevin Ivo Shaw Schofield, Beatrice Winifred born Schofield, Elvie Ireen Schofield, Vera Gwendoline Schofield and Rita Schofield
Served his Watchmakng apprenticeship with O'Neilson's of Hobart. Tasmania
Previously served three years in the Tamanian Army Service Corps
Commenced return to Australia on 20 April 1919 aboard HMAT Boonah disembarking on the 8 June 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal