Sydney John OLDFIELD

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Service Number:	2030
Enlisted:	12 February 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	4th Field Ambulance
Born:	Guildford, Western Australia, 1886
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer, Saddler
Died:	Subiaco, Western Australia, 1957, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican, Section ZK, Grave 0369
Memorials:	Geraldton Moonyoonooka State School Honour Roll

12 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2030, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
26 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 2030, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
26 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 2030, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Hororata, Fremantle
11 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2030, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Shell shock
16 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Field Ambulance, From 16th Battalion
20 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2030, 4th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Son of Henry Oldfield and Euphemia 0ldfield nee Saunders of George Street, West Perth, WA.

Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 aboard HT Port MacQuarie as nursing staff disembarking on 13 May 1919

Medal: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1924c Sydney married Elsie Ada Alexandra Lowe in Geraldton, WA.

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