Regimental number | 7597 |
Place of birth | Fernleigh, Kangaloon, New South Wales |
School | Kangaloon Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Kangaloon, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr E Schofield, Kangaloon, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 25th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | A member and active worker of the Kangaloon Methodist Church. A member of the Board of Directors of the Kangaloon Dairy Company. And interest in any movement for the betterment of the district generally. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Harbonnieres, France |
Age at death | 23.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row F, Grave No. 7), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 38 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Eli and Margaret SCHOFIELD, Kangaloon, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother A P Schofield No 981 18th Battalion won the Distinguished Conduct Medal at Estrees, France 3/10/18. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |