Ernest SCHOFIELD

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Service Numbers:	4268, 86004
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
Memorials:

13 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4268, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
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

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