Regimental number | 179 |
Place of birth | Bowden, South Australia |
Place of birth | Hindmarsh, South Australia |
School | Hindmarsh Public School Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station overseer |
Address | Maryvale Station, Streaky Bay, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Georgina Mayfield, Amherst Avenue, North Norwood, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the 4th TBC from 1900-1902. Served in the Permanent Military Forces 1902-1903. Served in the Commonwealth Citizens Force 1903-1914. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps (Nov 1914) |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/112/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Eastern on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | AN&MEF |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Place of death or wounding | Auxiliary Hospital North Adelaide. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 39 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
Place of burial | West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 187 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Ward and Elizabeth Ann MAYFIELD; husband of Georgina MAYFIELD, Dryden Road, Black Forest, South Australia. Photo: Peter Dennis |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2000 PTE Alfred Irvine MAYFIELD, 10th Bn, killed in action, 23 July 1916. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |