Douglas Hyde OLDFIELD

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Service Number:	6863
Enlisted:	12 February 1917, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sale, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fireman
Died:	Nedlands, Western Australia, 19 June 1980, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia EC Section, Garden 25, Position 0271
Memorials:	Boulder Kalgoorlie Amateur Swimming Club Roll of Honour, Kalgoorlie Central School Honour Roll

12 Feb 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6863, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
29 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 6863, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1917:	Embarked Private, 6863, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle
22 May 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6863, 28th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the neck. Invalided to England on 24 May 1918
6 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6863, 28th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as wounded

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Son of Arthur Francis Olcfield and Hester Annie Oldfield nee Jenkins of Forrest Street, Kalgoorlie, WA formerly of Sale, Victoria

Brother of Francis Arthur Oldfield who returned to Australia on 16 June 1919 having served with the Australian Flying Corps

Commenced return to Australia 6 November 1918 aboard HS Marathon disembarking on 24 Decmber 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1920c Douglas married Ivy Elizabeth List in Coolgardie, WA