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SCHOFIELD, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 4268, 86004 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 October 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Special Services AIF |
| Born: | Unley, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4268, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 4 Dec 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 20th Infantry Battalion, From the 19th Battalion | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4268, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4268, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 3 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4268, 20th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the right ear and shoulder. Transferred to England on 7 August 1917 | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 61st Infantry Battalion , From 20th Battalion | |
| 4 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 62nd Infantry Battalion, From 61st Battalion | |
| 2 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 20th Infantry Battalion, From 62nd Battalion | |
| 13 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4268, 20th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to general disability | |
| 12 Jun 1919: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 86004, Special Services AIF, Re-enlisted for the second time | |
| 8 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 86004, Special Services AIF, Embarked for the second time aboard HMAT Tras-onMontes at Sydney | |
| 2 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 86004, Special Services AIF, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Emily Schofield of 7 Dolphin Street, High Ardwick, Manchester, England
Commenced return to Australia (first time) on 21 December 1917 disembarking on the 14 February 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Commenced return to Australia (second time) on 8 October 1919 aboard HMAT Devon