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SCHOFIELD, Wilfred Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7597 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kangaloon, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Bowral, Wingecarribee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kangaloon Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot XX, Row F, Grave 7 Headstone inscription reads: Greater love hath no man than this, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bowral Kangaloon Methodist Church WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1917: | Enlisted | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 7597, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 7597, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Eli Schofield and Margaret Jane Schofield of 'Fernleigh', Kangaloon, NSW. Brother of Albert Percival Schofield DCM who returned to Australia on 19 June 1919 having served with the 18th Battalion
Roll of Honour Circular information states: - A member and active worker of the Kangaloon Methodist Church. A member of the Board of Directors of the Kangaloon Dairy Company. And interest in any movement for the betterment of the district generally.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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