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OLDFIELD, Edwin James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 979 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps |
| Born: | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Gudgenby, Australian Capital Territory |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 12 May 1965, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Anglican, Section 19, Grave 1167 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 979, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 19 Aug 1914: | Involvement Private, 979, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Aug 1914: | Embarked Private, 979, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 4 Mar 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 979, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Served as Edwin Oldfield but quite often referred to as Edward James Oldfield.
Son of Thomas E. Oldfield and Hannah Oldfield of Gudgenley, Queanbeyan, NSW.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Married Edith Jane Marshall