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OLDFIELD, Harrold
| Service Number: | 663 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 February 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodside, South Australia, 18 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | At his residence, 18 Lindsay Avenue, Woodlands, Park, 25 November 1976, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia 26 November 1976 - Cremated at Centennial Park Plaque only as ashes we removed. Interment right 208244 was surrended on 25 November 2001 |
| Memorials: | Balhannah Old Scholars Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 663, Enlisted at Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Driver, 663, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Driver, 663, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide |
Harrold Oldfield
Name: Harrold Oldfield
Service Number: 663
Place of Birth: Woodside
Date of Birth: 18 December 1895
Place of Enlistment: Keswick
Date of Enlistment: 8 February 1915
Age at Enlistment: 21 years 2 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Ellen Oldfield
Occupation: Butcher
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Lance Corporal
Harold left Australia with the 27th Battalion on 30 June 1915 bound for Gallipoli where he fought until he went to Tel-el-Kebri in January 1916. He was sent to France in March. Harold was admitted to hospital at Doullent in France with chronic mid-ear disease on 15 June 1917 and was able to rejoin his battalion a week later. He was promoted to Lance Corporal in August 1917 and Sergeant on 11 July 1918. Harold fought in Belgium where he was awarded the Croix de Guerre on 4 April 1919. He returned to Australia on the Port Macquarie on 28 March and was discharged on 8 August.
Submitted 23 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography
Address when enlisting was 167 Gilbert Street, Adelaide
16 March 1915 - Transferred to 24 Battalion
25 August 1916 - Appointed Lance Corporal
25 September 1917 - Promoted to Temporary Corporal
11 September 1918 - Promoted to Sergeant
28 March 1919 - Returned to Australia on board Port MacQuarie
Croix de Guerre (Belgium) Work at Ypres in September and October 1917 and at Noreuil in April 1917'
Recommendation date: 15 October 1918
Medals; Croix de Guerre (Belgium), 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
14 August 1922 - Married Gladys Evelyn Steele in St Pauls Church, Adelaide
RSL Information
2 June 1919 - Joined Broken Hill Sub Branch
31 January 1941 - Transferred to Lockleys Sub Branch
18 March 1942 - Tranasferred to Hilton Sub Branch
1 January 1947 - Transferred to Brighton Sub Branch
1 December 1957 - Transferred to State Branch
8 March 1965 - Transferred to Edwardstown Sub Branch