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OLDFIELD, Sydney Herbert

Service Numbers:	3651 3651B, 3651, 3651B
Enlisted:	16 September 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wentworth, New South Wales, Australia, 1884
Home Town:	Milang, Alexandrina, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozieres, Somme Sector, France, 10 August 1918
Cemetery:	Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot 11, Row E, Grave 20 Rev. H.A. Hayden officiated, Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension, Rosieres, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Milang War Memorial

World War 1 Service

16 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3651 3651B, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide
12 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3651, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
12 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3651, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
21 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3651 3651B, Shell wound to the head
22 Jul 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3651 3651B
10 Aug 1918:	Involvement Private, 3651B, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3651B awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-10

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Robert and Agnes Clark Oldfield of Milang SA

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal