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OLDFIELD, Jack
(Service number 52643)

Aliases	Born John Oldfield
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank

Birth

Date	Unknown	Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation	Farm manager
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	Mrs F. R. OLDFIELD (mother), Temuka
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	27th Reinforcements, G Company
Date	16 July 1917
Transport	Athenic
Embarked From		Destination	Liverpool, Merseyside, England

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No information

Prisoner of War Information

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Discharge

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Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Gunshot wound to left thigh

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Death

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Biographical Notes

Jack Oldfield was the son of Frederick Richard Oldfield and his wife Frances Mary née Hawke. Jack attended several schools - Temuka, Seadown, Waimataitai, and back to Temuka. His brother Eldred also served in World War One. In January 1930, less than a month after marrying, Jack murdered his wife. He was then thwarted by his brother Eldred in an attempted suicide. He was believed to be worrying innecessarily about his financial position.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [11 November 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [11 November 2016]

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