Regimental number | 737 |
Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Victoria Avenue, Claremont, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Father, J Oldfield McArdell, Victoria Avenue, Claremont, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, |
30 Officers and 982 Other Ranks embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A11 'Ascanius' on 29 June 1915; 12 others embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A36 'Thirty-Six' on 12 July 1916. From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish the latter 12. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: Captain John Orson Oldfield McARDELL MC, Mining Corps, returned to Australia, 1 June 1919; 4856 Pte Phillip Harris Oldfield McARDELL, 51st Bn, killed in action, 15 July 1917. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |