Ernest Wilfred NIELD

NIELD, Ernest Wilfred

    Service Numbers: 1548, S68575
    Enlisted: 8 March 1915, Keswick, South Australia
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
    Born: Gumeracha, South Australia, 5 December 1895
    Home Town: Salisbury, Salisbury, South Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: Natural causes (old age), Adelaide, South Australia, 19 July 1987, aged 91 years
    Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
    Memorials: Adelaide Marine Underwriters Association of S.A. WW1 Roll of Honour, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board
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    World War 1 Service

    8 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1548, Keswick, South Australia
    31 May 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1548, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
    31 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1548, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
    3 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1548, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    17 Aug 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 27th Infantry Battalion
    6 Nov 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 27th Infantry Battalion
    24 Apr 1917: Wounded Corporal, 1548, 27th Infantry Battalion, GSW (back)
    14 Aug 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1548, 27th Infantry Battalion

    World War 2 Service

    28 May 1942: Involvement Private, S68575, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
    28 May 1942: Enlisted Adelaide, SA
    28 May 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S68575
    11 Oct 1945: Discharged

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