Harold Gordon SCHOFIELD

SCHOFIELD, Harold Gordon

Service Number: 11035
Enlisted: 29 February 1916, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 3rd Division Signals
Born: St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town: Saint Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Salesman
Died: Toorak, Victoria, Australia, 4 June 1977, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Cremated on the 6 June 1977. Ashes collected
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World War 1 Service

29 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 11035, 3rd Division Signals, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria
25 May 1916: Involvement Sapper, 11035, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
25 May 1916: Embarked Sapper, 11035, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
4 Jun 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Division Signals
5 Mar 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Division Signals
8 Jun 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Division Signals
18 Aug 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11035, 3rd Division Signals, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Rufus A. Schofield and Edith Louisa Schofield nee Bishop of  239 Inkerman Road, East St. Kilda, Victoria

Husband of Beatrice Lillian Schofield nee Murrell of 8 Grantley Street, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. Harold and Beatrice were married on the 20 July 1919 in the Parish Church, Wakefield, England

Commenced return to Australia on 17 April 1920 aboard SS Bahia Castillo disembarking on the 19 June 1920 

In September 1944 he was residing in Canberra Road, Toorak, Victoria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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