WARFIELD, John
| Service Number: | 4267 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1915, Enoggera, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dulacca, Queensland, 6 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Hendon, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Hendon State School |
| Occupation: | Police constable |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 March 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Allora Shire Soldiers Memorial, Allora St Patrick's School Shrine, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Queensland Police Service Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4267, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enoggera, Queensland | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4267, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4267, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Wounded Battle for Pozières , GSW (back) | |
| 10 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4267, 47th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4267 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-03-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"Constable John Warfield, of Allora Queensland, joined the Queensland Police on the 11 January 1912. He was just 18 years old. After three years, he joined the A.I.F on the 12 of October 1915. Three of his brothers joined at the same time; all three Harry, Herbert (Distinguished Conduct Medal), and Sidney would all survive the war. Warfield embarked with his three brothers from Brisbane aboard the HMAT Kyarra A55 on the 3 of January 1916 as part of the 15th Infantry Battalion. Upon his arrival in Egypt he was reallocated to the 47th Infantry Battalion and went into action at Pozieres on the 1st of July 1916. Warfield was seriously wounded on the 6 of August receiving multiple gunshot wounds to the back, buttocks and left thigh. He was evacuated to England and was not fit for duty until the 21 of June 1917, some nine months later. Upon his return to his Battalion he was promoted to Lance Corporal. Warfield was killed during the attack on Dernancourt, France on the 28th of March 1918, he was 24." - SOURCE (www.police.qld.gov.au)
"Mr. J. Warfield, Railway Hotel, Hendon, has just been advised by the military authorities that his son, Sergeant John Warfield, had been killed in action on March 28. Sergeant Warfield, with his three brothers, enlisted in September, 1915. Prior to enlisting he was a member of the Queensland police force, stationed at Maryborough." - from the Brisbane Daily Mail 15 Apr 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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