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OLDFIELD, Frederick William
(Service number 40715)

Temuka War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #01)

Temuka War Memorial dedication inscription, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #05)

Temuka War Memorial plaque, names M-Y, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum )

Memorial Cross, St John's Church, Temuka, pictured in 2010 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.24 #01)

Opihi College Roll of Honour — Made by Opihi College teacher David Ellena, 2015 (Courtesy of Kate Manson, Opihi College )

Aliases
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank	Rifleman

Birth

Date	Unknown	Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation	Farm Hand
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	Mrs S. Oldfield (Mother), Factory Road, Temuka, New Zealand
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Reinforcements G Company
Date	14 March 1917
Transport	Ruapehu
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Devonport, England

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Company

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	10 December 1917	Age	21
Place of Death	Ypres, Belgium
Cause	Killed in action
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West- Vlaanderen, Belgium
Memorial Reference	N.Z. Apse, Panel 7.
New Zealand Memorials	On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial

Biographical Notes

Son of Sarah Oldfield and the late Henry Oldfield, of Temuka

Sources

Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [27/08/2013]

External Links

Researched and Written by

Patrina Buchanan

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