Ernest OLDFIELD

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Service Number:	1950
Enlisted:	14 February 1916, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Redditch, Worcestshire, England, 1889
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Telegraphist
Died:	Toorak, Victoria, Australia, 30 June 1949, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria Presbyterian, Compartment P, Grave 994
Memorials:

14 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1950, 58th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
8 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 1950, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: ''
8 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 1950, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne
11 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1950, 58th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment was given as Latrobe Terrace, Geelong, Victoria.

Son of Thomas Oldfield and Mary Ann Oldifeld nee Whitehead of 'Koyuga', Echuca, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 aboard HT City of Poonah disembarking on 14 May 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1920c Ernest married Emma Martha Patterson in Victoria