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OLDFIELD, Thomas Norman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 319 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Altrincham, Cheshire, England, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Caulfield Repatriation Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 5 April 1938, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Compartment J, Section 8, Grave 14. Service held on 6 April 1938 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 319, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 319, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 319, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 16 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 319, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as David Oldfield of Pooley Moor, Warrington, Cheshire, England. Prior to coming to Australia Thomas had served with the Cheshire Yeomanry.
Commenced return to Australia on 20 October 1918 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 2 February 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Blanche Maud Oldfield nee Harris of Oak Grove, East Malvern, Victoria. Thomas and Blanche married during 1935c in Victoria
Post war Thomas was a member of the East Malvern & District R.S.L. Sub Branch