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SCHOFIELD, Richard Drake
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2066 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1914, Enlisted at Rosebery Park, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Operator |
| Died: | Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia, 14 February 1948, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bulli Great War Memorial, Bulli Roll of Honour, Bulli-Woonona War Memorial , Werris Creek Public School Pictorial Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2066, 4th Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Rosebery Park, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 2066, 4th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 2066, 4th Field Ambulance, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 9 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Field Ambulance, In France | |
| 25 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2066, 4th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment his address was Edinburh House, Bulli, NSW
Son of John Ferdinand Schofield and Martha Scofield of East Maitland, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 1 November 1918 aboard HMAT Port Lyttleton disembarking on the 28 January 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal