John Oldfield

Title

Date of birth - 23 October 1893

Public - Janice - 7 May 2015 - Military personnel file

Forenames

John AWMM

Surname

Oldfield AWMM

Also known as

Jack

Public - Renee - Other Relative - 24 April 2015 - Family. His birth date was 23 Oct 1893.

Service number

WWI 32050 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Next of kin

WW1 Mrs E. Oldfield (mother), Waiuku, New Zealand AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 32050 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Farmer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 15 Nov 1916-30 Jan 1917 AWMM
HMNZT 68 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Rifleman AWMM 13th Reinforcements, 1st Battalion, E Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM

Medical notes

• Died after Discharge from Wounds Inflicted or Disease Contracted while on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM
  Died after discharge from the NZEF from wounds inflicted or disease contracted while on active service AWMM
• Other, WWI AWMM
  Nature of Injury: T.B. lung Percent of disability: 50 Source: New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100% AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
Auckland Infantry Regiment AWMM

John Oldfield was the son of Edwin Brightmore Oldfield and Emma Oldfield (nee Crook), of Belmont, Takapuna, New Zealand. Born at Waiuku. Served on the Western Front.

Present address (as listed in New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%): Pukeora Military Sanatorium

Next of Kin: Mrs E. Oldfield, Lake Rd, Devonport, Auck. (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

10 Nov 1920 AWMM
Age  27 AWMM

Cause of death

Died after Discharge from Wounds Inflicted or Disease Contracted while on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Waiuku Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Waiuku, New Zealand AWMM

Memorial name

• Waiuku War Memorial Hall, Queen Street Waiuku 2123 AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Waipipi Hall, 40 Creamery Road, Waipipi, South Auckland AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21382125
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/643173/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/643173
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  45: 24
• New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%, compiled from returns supplied by the Commissioner of Pensions, in respect to: a) Permanent War Pensions, and from returns supplied by the Director-General of Medical Services, regarding: b) Discharged and undischarged hospital patients, assessed as suffering permanent disability, but not yet in receipt of a pension at date (28-4-20). New Zealand. Director-General of Medical Services. NZ Times Co. (Printer).
• New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%, compiled from returns supplied by the Commissioner of Pensions, in respect to: a) Permanent War Pensions, and from returns supplied by the Director-General of Medical Services, regarding: b) Discharged and undischarged hospital patients, assessed as suffering permanent disability, but not yet in receipt of a pension at date (28-4-20). New Zealand. Director-General of Medical Services. NZ Times Co. (Printer).
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Burton, O. (1922). The Auckland regiment : being an account of the doings on active service of the First, Second and Third Battalions of the Auckland Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.
• Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.