Regimental number | 2690 |
Place of birth | Goulburn, New South Wales |
School | Convent (Catholic) School, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Schofield, PO, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 24.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Bedford House Cemetery (Plot I, Row U, Grave No. 7), Enclosure No. 4, Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 34 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Randal and Eliza SCHOFIELD, Cooper Street, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined unit at Gallipoli, 4 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 28 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 March 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 1 August 1916. Promoted corporal, 16 September 1916. Killed in action, Belgium, 30 September 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SCHOFIELD Austin Thomas |