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SCHOFIELD, Wilfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1630 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manchester, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stone Cutter |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1630, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1630, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1630, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle | |
| 19 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1630, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the right foot resulting in it being amputated. Invalided to England from Malta on 16 July 1915 aboard HS Goorkha | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1630, 11th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister S. Hollas of 16 Victoria Street, Cloughfould, Manchester, England
Commenced return to Australia on 17 March 1916 aboard HS Ascanius disembarking on the 30 April 1916
During 1923c Wilfred married Laura H. Cuthbert in Perth, WA
In February 1948 he was residing at 161 Brisbane Street, Perth, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal