manfield, arthur
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Service Number 2054. Died of Wounds 14th November 1916. France.TRANSCRIPT
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494
Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Manefield, Arthur Service Number 2054
Died of Wounds 14th November 1916 France
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NAME MANEFIELD- Arthur
SERVICE NO 2054
UNIT 19th Battalion, 2
nd Infantry, 3
rd Reinforcements/ transferred to 18
th Bat-
talion
RANK Private
AGE at Enlistment 24 yrs. 10 MThs
PLACE OF BIRTH Wallsend, NSW
ADDRESS Kurri Kurri, NSW
OCCUPATION Sawyer/ Coal Miner
DATE OF ENLISTMENT 15 Feb 1915
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT Liverpool, NSW
PREVIOUS SERVICE
NEXT OF KIN Mrs A Manefield- 10 Pretoria St., Leichhardt, NSW/11 Wetherill St. Leichhardt. Mother- Mrs Mary Ellen Manefield- 17 Arthur St., Leichhardt Sister- Mrs W A Buscombe, Gosford
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Height;-5’ 6” . Weight;-125lbs . Chest;-31-34” . Complexion;-Fair. Hair;-Fair . Eyes;-Blue .
RELIGION C/E
EMBARKED 9 Aug 1915- Sydney per HMAT A54 “Runic”
DISEMBARKED
NOTES 26 Sept 1916 AWOL 5-10pm.
WOUNDED/ILLNESS 17 Nov 1915- admitted 5 field Ambulance- Jaundice/Pneumonia
2 Dec 1915- Hosp Ship Oxfordshire- Jaundice
5 Dec 1915- 3 Aux Hosp Heliopolis
15 Jan 1916- Reported for Duty- Tel-el-Kebir 14 Nov 1916- Arm severed
DIED 14 Nov 1916- DOW- France
BURIED 15 Nov 1916-Thistle Dump Cemetery, High Wood ½ mile NW of Bazentin-le-Grand 6 miles ENE of Albert, France
MEDALS 1914-15 Star-16653, British War Medal-24197, Victory Medal-24027. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-321591
.
DEPENDANTS Mother- Mary Ellen Manefield- 18 Arthur St., Leichhardt
PERSONAL EFFECTS Pr socks, 2 razors, strop, comb. Holdall, 6 handkerchiefs, writing pad, housewife, tin, badge, knife, playing cards, gift tin, scarf, 2 brushes, pipe bowl/
WILL
CORRESPONDENCE 30 Jun 1915- Garrison Hosp- 2 Jul 1915- Dorothy M Cross ?
REMARKS Mentioned in Despatches by L/Gen Birdwood for Gallant Conduct- 21/12/16
RED CROSS REPORT Yes
Gosford Times- 15 Nov 1917 Sister Mrs W A Buscombe of Gosford Sydney Morning Herald Thurs 15 Feb 1917 pg 10 Listed;- Pte A Manefield Leichhardt (wounded & missing) Sydney Morning Herald Fri 23 Mar 1917 pg 19 Listed as Killed in Action;- Pte A Manefield Leichhardt Not listed in book “Central Coast Roll of Honour” by Wyong Family History Group
Gosford Times 15
th November 1917
ROLL OF HONOR. MANEFIELD- In loving memory of our dear brother, Private Arthur Manefield, who was killed in action in France on November 14, 1916. He made the supreme sacrifice Inserted by his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Mr and Mrs W.A. Buscombe, Gosford.
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