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SCHOFIELD, Wilfred Oswell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 792 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nundle, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | St Albans, New South Wales, Australia, 1929, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Nemingha Public School WW1 Honor Roll, Tamworth Public School WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 792, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 792, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 792, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 30 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 792, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wounds to the right arm causing paralysis | |
| 4 Feb 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 792, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 2nd Military District as Wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred Schofield and Marie L. Schofield of Upper Street, Tamworth, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 29 August 1915 aboard HS Euripides
During 1917 Wilfred married Susie C. King in Tamworth, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal