Military History

Schofield was allocated to the 21st Reinf. 11th Bn. AIF. He was then transferred to 20th Reinf 11th Bn.
Embarked Fremantle per ‘Clan McGillivray’ for UK 7.9.1916.
Roll Rank Private.
Roll Unit 4th Division, 11th Battalion, AIF, 20th Reinf.
Schofield disembarked at Plymouth 2.11.1916. He marched into the 3rd Training Bn. for training at Schofield proceeded overseas to France 17.12.1916 per SS ‘Golden Eagle’. He was taken on strength with 13th Coy. 17.1.1917. He fought in trenches on the Somme through the harsh winter of 1916-1917. The 11th Bn. fought in the advance towards the Hindenburg Line in April 1917 as the German's retreated. However, the German Army counter attacked at Louveral. Schofield was wounded in action at the Battle of Louveral 10.4.1917 with a GSW to his head. He was invalided to England per HS ‘St Dennis’. Schofield embarked at Boulogne for UK 20.4.1917. He was admitted to the Kitchener Military Hospital, Brighton, with severe GSW to the head 20.4.1917. Schofield was given furlough 7.6.1917 and returned to Hurdcott 22.6.1917. He was listed for early return to Australia invalided with a GSW to his head. He embarked from the UK per ‘Kenilworth Castle’ 12.3.1918,  disembarked at Durban South Africa and transferred to the HT ’Field Marshall’ for Australia 28.4.1918.
Returned/Disembarked Fremantle 13.5.1918.
Discharged 27.8.1918
Final Rank Private, 11th Bn. AIF
Medical Condition Invalided GSW to head
Awards and Medals. British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Photos  HMAT 'Clan McGillivray' being farewelled. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM PB0327
               Hindenburg Line-sunken road 1918. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM C04893
               Messines, showing winter trenches 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM E0128
               Kitchener Hospital, Brighton, Sussex 1917-18. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM P07908.003

Information Source
AWM PB0327. HMAT 'Clan McGillivray' being farewelled. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM C04893. Hindenburg LIne- sunken road. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial, https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C04893/
AWM E0128. Messines, showing winter trenches 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM P07908.003. Kitchener Hospital, Brighton, Sussex 1917-18. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM 11th Bn.
AWM Embarkation List, Schofield H
Guildford War Memorial
NAA : B2455 Horace Schofield
Wise H. and Coy. Western Australian Post Office Directories. SLWA


Woodbridge Hotel, East Guildford, WA.

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