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SCHOFIELD, James Henry
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2002, 2002A |
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| Enlisted: | 12 March 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA Letter 'A' added to his service number on 9 January 1917 now 2002A |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmiths Striker |
| Died: | Lobar Pneumonia, 2nd Casualty Clearing Station, France, 27 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 11, Row C, Grave 32 Headstone inscription reads: A life long sorrow to those who dearly loved him R.I.P, Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, West Subiaco Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2002, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA Letter 'A' added to his service number on 9 January 1917 now 2002A | |
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| 18 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2002, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2002, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Seang Bee, Fremantle | |
| 27 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 2002A, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2002A awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-03-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Joseph Schofield and Mary Schofield of Aberdare Road, West Subiaco, WA formerly of Broken Hill, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal