Frederick Holmes MANSFIELD

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MANSFIELD, Frederick Holmes

Service Numbers:	883, 5009, 183
Enlisted:	23 August 1915, Goulburn
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	Mining Corps
Born:	Cooma, New South Wales, 18 September 1866
Home Town:	Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales
Schooling:	Unknown
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Senility, State Hospital, Lidcombe, Sydney, 20 March 1936, aged 69 years
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium 14 Zone D 1532
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Sergeant, 5009, 3rd New South Wales Imperial Bushmen
1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Trooper, 883, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles

World War 1 Service

23 Aug 1915:	Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), 183, Mining Corps, Goulburn
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 183, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
20 Feb 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 183, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
20 Feb 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 183, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 183, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked Australian Army (Post WW2), 183, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses from Sydney
24 Dec 1916:	Transferred Australian Army (Post WW2), 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company)
31 Aug 1917:	Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), 183, Mining Corps, Medically unfit

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Frederick Holmes MANSFIELD was not his real birth name - on his WW1 record he stated he was born in England which is incorrect

He was born George Whitefield WILLIAMS in Cooma, NSW in 1866

His parents were John WILLIAMS & Esther KILPATRICK

He served in the Boer War in the 2nd NSW Mounted Rifles and the 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen (Roberts Horse for 12 months and 3rd NSW Bushmen for 18 months) and later enlisted to serve in WW1 on 23rd August, 1915 - he embarked on the HMAT Ulysses on 20th February, 1916 with the 1 Mining Corp, Company 1 ( one of his service numbers in the Boer War was recorded as both 833 and 883) which one is correct is unknown

He returned to Australia on 20th July, 1917 on the ship HMAT Ayrshire and was discharged on 31st August, 1917 as medically unfit

Frederick died from senility on 20th March, 1936 and is buried in Rookwood Cemetery in Sydney

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