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SCHOFIELD, Harvey
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1437 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Crompton, Oldham. England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 3 June 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1437, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1437, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1437, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1437, 29th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to both legs. Invalided to England on the 22 July 1916 aboard HS Jan Brydel fro Boulogne. Left leg later amputated at mid left thigh | |
| 1 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1437, 29th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Schofield and Ellen Schofield nee Gartside of 17 Haughton Terrace, Shaw, Lancashire, England
Commenced return to Australia on 1 November 1917 aboard HMAT Anchises disembarking at Cate Town, South Africa on 6 December 1917. Re-embarked HT Berrima on 13 December 1917 for onward travel to Australia
Dring 1922 Harvey married Dorothy Isabel Barry in Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal