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SCHOFIELD, Albert William Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2238 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 April 1916, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Kelso, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 1973, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2238, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW | |
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| 11 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2238, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2238, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2238, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Severe gunshot wound to the left thigh. Invalided to England on 7 October 1917 | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2238, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Second Occasion. Gassed | |
| 3 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2238, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Schofield and Mary A. Schofield of Kelso, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 2 June 1919 aboard HT Beltana disembarking at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
During 1921 Albert married Lillian E. Godfrey in Bathurst, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal