| Regimental number | 16 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dangar Village near Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Gunnedah, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Kate Bloomfield, Church Lane, Gunnedah, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Muswelbrook, New South wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 34th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/51/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | A member of the Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery, (Plot 34, Row H, Grave 19), Passchendaele, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 123 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St Joseph's Catholic Church (Station of the Cross 12: presented by Mrs BLOOMFIELD in memory), Gunnedah, New South Wales. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 2 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 23 June 1916.Admitted to Bulford Venereal Disease Hospital, 25 October 1916; transferred to Parkhouse Military Hospital, 19 November 1916; discharged to duty, 22 November 1916; total period of treatment: 28 days. Marched in to 9th Training Bn, 12 December 1916. Found guilty, 12 December 1916, of while on escort duty allowing his prisoner to escape: awarded 14 days’ detention. Proceeded overseas to France, 31 December 1916; rejoined 34th Bn, in the field, 5 January 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 7 February 1917. Promoted Corporal, 20 June 1917. Admitted to 11th Field Ambulance, 22 July 1917 (diarrhoea); transferred to 3rd Divisional Rest Station, 24 July 1917; rejoined unit, 31 July 1917. Detached to Bomb School, 9 September 1917; rejoined unit from detachment, 17 September 1917. Promoted Lance Sergeant,7 October 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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