WINFIELD, Ernest
| Service Number: | 3966 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Castle Donington, Derbyshire, England, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Coventry Road Council School, Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Occupation: | In England he was a wagon repairer. Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France Panel 18, VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3966, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3966, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3966, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 3966, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3966 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Previously had served for 2 years in the King's Royal Irish Hussars, British Army
22 February 1916 - Taken on strength 59 Battalion
18 June 1916 - Embarked Kinfauns Castle at Alexandria to jin BEF
29 June 1916 - Dis embarked at Marseilles
Parents address is given as Joseph and Sarah Winfield, 33 Gilead Street, Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
1891 census Hempshill Lane, Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, England
Joseph Winfield Head 32
Sarah Winfield Wife 30
Harriett Winfield Daughter 12
Henry Winfield Son 11
Ernest Winfield Son 7
William Winfield Son 6 Nottinghamshire, England
Federick Winfield Son 4 Nottinghamshire, England
Albert Winfield Son 2 Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, England.
1901 census-31 Mar 1901-Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England.
Joseph Winfield Head 41 Castle Donington, Leicestershire
Sarah Winfield Wife 40 Castle Donington, Leicestershire
Harriett Webster Daughter 22 Castle Donington, Leicestershire
Henry Winfield Son 20 Castle Donington, Leicestershire
Ernest Winfield Son 17 Castle Donington, Leicestershire
William Winfield Son 16 Bulwell, Nottinghamshire
Frederick Winfield Son 14 Bulwell, Nottinghamshire
Albert Winfield Son 12 Bulwell, Nottinghamshire
Arthur Winfield Son 8 Bulwell, Nottinghamshire
Horace Winfield Son 6 Bulwell, Nottinghamshire
Hilda Winfield Daughter 4 Bulwell, Nottinghamshire
Gilbert Winfield Son 2 Bulwell, Nottinghamshire
Harriet Webster Grand Daughter 0 Long Eaton, Derbyshire.
Castle Donington - The village or market town and civil parish of Castle Donington is situated at the north-western edge of Leicestershire close to the Derbyshire border and is on the edge of the National Forest.
Ernest was born in Castle Donnington and was the son of Joseph, a driller and Sarah Winfield née Dakin of 1 Kirkwhite Ave, Long Eaton, Derbyshire. Joseph was born in 1859 in Castle Donington.
Sarah Dakin was born in 1861 also in Castle Donington; they were married in 1878, marriage was recorded in the Derby Registration District.
They went on to have 11 children : Henry b1881 Castle Donington, Ernest b1884 Castle Donington, William b1885 Basford, Fred b1887 Basford, Albert b1889 Bulwell, Arthur b1893 Bulwell, Horace b1895 Bulwell, Gilbert b1899 Bulwell and Eva b1903 Long Eaton. In 1911 the family was living at 1 Kirkwhite Ave, Long Eaton, Derbyshire.
His brother Lance Corporal William Winfield, 2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers, died of wounds on 5th September 1918. He is buried in La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck.
In memoriam published 5th September 1919 in the Nottingham Evening Post :- “WINFIELD. – In loving memory of our dear sons and brothers, Lce.-Cpl. W. Winfield, Royal Fusiliers, died of wounds September 5th, 1918; also Pte. E. Winfield, A.I.F., killed in action July 19th, 1916. Bulwell. We loved you in life, you are dear to us still, but in grief we must bend to God's holy will. The sorrow is great, the loss hard to hear, but angels, dear sons, will guard you with care. – Father, mother, brothers, and sisters.”
The Winfield brothers are remembered on the Nottingham (Bulwell) - Parish of St Mary the Virgin and All Souls War Memorial.
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