Albert Oldfield (1880 - 1925)

Born 12 Dec 1880 in Majura, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Mildred Ellen (Tyrie) Barker — married 6 Mar 1908 in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 10 Aug 1925 at age 44 in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Born 12 Dec 1880. ,Majura,ACT,Australia^[1][2] Note: #N28258771. Note: #N37338880. @L2@

Died 10 Aug 1925. ,Goulburn,NSW,Australia

Christening: Anglican. 04 Mar 1881. ,Tumut,NSW,Australia

Residence From 1908 to 1917. ,Captains Flat,NSW,Australia. ^[3][4] CRE 27 DEC 2010. Time: 18:29:23. From 1920 to 1922. ,Goulburn,NSW,Australia^[5] CRE 27 DEC 2010. Time: 18:29:23. ,Queanbeyan,NSW,Australia^[6] CRE 27 DEC 2010. Time: 18:29:22.

Occupation: Farmer. 1917 ,Captains Flat,NSW,Australia. ^[7] CRE 23 FEB 2017. Time: 21:39:11. Fencing Contractor. ^[8] CRE 27 DEC 2010. Time: 18:27:40.

MISE WWI - Trooper Imperial Camel Corps AIF (Army); Service # 2422. From 05 Feb 1917 to 27 Mar 1919. ,Queanbeyan,NSW,Australia^[9][10] Note: #N42672260. CRE 27 DEC 2010. Time: 18:31:19.

Buried Anglican section. 10 Aug 1925. Goulburn General Cemetery,Goulburn,NSW,Australia. Note: #N84452448.

Physical Description: scars on his right shin and above left eyebrow. Description: chect 33½-36".

Eyes: brown.

Hair Color: brown.

Height: 5' 6".

Weight: 145lbs.

Note: #N13772486. #N93980736.

Marriage Marriage 28 Apr 1863. St Gregory's Catholic Church,Queanbeyan,NSW,Australia. ^[11] Note: #N66453463. Note: #N43597368. Husband John James Oldfield. Wife Ellen Carroll. Child: Ellen Elizabeth Oldfield. Pedigree: birth. Child: William Edward Oldfield. Pedigree: birth. Child: Louisa Oldfield. Pedigree: birth. Child: Henry Joseph Boer War Harry Oldfield. Pedigree: birth. Child: Alice Oldfield. Pedigree: birth. Child: John James Jack Oldfield. Pedigree: birth. Child: Joseph Alexander Joe Oldfield. Pedigree: birth. Child: Selina Oldfield. Pedigree: birth. Child: Leila Mary Oldfield. Pedigree: birth. Child: Albert Oldfield. Pedigree: birth. Child: Augustus Fisher Oldfield. Pedigree: birth.

Notes

Note N13772486.

OLDFIELD Albert b 1880 Majura; par John and Ellen (nee CARROLL); rel CofE; occ fencing contractor; res Qbn, captains Flat, Goulburn; served in WWI; m 1908 Qbn sp Mildred Ellen TYRIE qv; ch Emily Selina b 1908, Olive d as infant, Irene b 1913 all b Captains Flat, Heather b 1920, Hazel Noleen b 1922, both b Goulburn; d 10 Aug 1925 Goulburn; bur CofE Goulburn.

CHAN 22 SEP 2013. Time: 18:07:07.

CRE 22 SEP 2013. Time: 18:07:06.

Note N28258771.

"Albert Oldfield was probably born at Majura even though his service file states his place of birth as Kiandra.".

~ http:/www.memorial.act.gov.au/search/personoldfield-albert.

CHAN 23 FEB 2017. Time: 21:43:02.

CRE 15 APR 2012. Time: 14:28:33.

Note N37338880.

Born "the mountains of upper Murrumbidgee River and registered in Kiandra.".

Kiandra is an abandoned gold mining town now within Kosciuszko National Park.

ACT Memorial website says born 6 Dec.

CHAN 23 FEB 2017. Time: 21:42:44.

CRE 23 FEB 2017. Time: 21:42:33.

Note N42672260.

He enlisted in February 1917 at Queanbeyan. He embarked for Egypt in February 1917 but was hospitalized almost continuously for the next two years until he returned to Australia and was discharged medically unfit on 27 March 1919.

~ http:/www.memorial.act.gov.au/search/personoldfield-albert. 1

CHAN 23 FEB 2017. Time: 21:43:45.

CRE 17 AUG 2014. Time: 15:33:14.

Note N84452448.

Commemoration:

Queanbeyan RSL Wall of Remembrance, Crawford St, Queanbeyan NSW.

Goulburn War Memorial & Museum, Rocky Hill.

CHAN 23 FEB 2017. Time: 21:40:57.

CRE 23 FEB 2017. Time: 21:40:46.

Note N93980736.

"Albert Oldfield was probably born at Majura even though his service file states his place of birth as Kiandra. He was a married farmer in the Captains Flat area when he enlisted in February 1917 at Queanbeyan. He embarked for Egypt in February 1917 but was hospitalised almost continuously for the next two years until he returned to Australia and was discharged medically unfit on 27 March 1919. Oldfield died in Goulburn on 10 August 1925. 1

Description - height 5 feet 6 inches, weight 145 pounds, chest 33½-36 inches, ruddy complexion, brown eyes, brown hair, Church of England, scars on his right shin and above left eyebrow.". 1

Sources:

AWM First World War Unit Embarkation Rolls.

NAA RecordSearch - Series B2455 (First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920).

Queanbeyan Age - 27 March 1917, 21 February 1919. 1

~ http:/www.memorial.act.gov.au/search/personoldfield-albert.

CHAN 23 FEB 2017. Time: 21:42:13.

CRE 23 FEB 2017. Time: 21:41:27.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S31711792
2. ↑ Source: #S50059474 Certainty: 2 QUAL S
3. ↑ Source: #S31711792
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8. ↑ Source: #S50059474 139
9. ↑ Source: #S83674451 Certainty: 2 QUAL S
10. ↑ Source: #S31711792
11. ↑ Source: #S70333806

• Source: S31711792 ACT Memorial website http://www.memorial.act.gov.au 21 FEB 2017 Time: 22:17:04 CRE 17 FEB 2017 Time: 16:25:50
• Source: S50059474 Biographical Register of the ACT 1820-1911 (Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra) Note: #N9287832 File @O91756416@ 30 SEP 2013 Time: 05:54:04 CRE 27 DEC 2010 Time: 18:28:07 Certainty: 2 QUAL S

No NOTE record found with id N9287832.

• Source: S83674451 Narelle Bush 17 AUG 2014 Time: 15:52:15 CRE 17 AUG 2014 Time: 15:15:23