Manfield, Arthur

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, EdmundArthur Allen Manefield,

Service Service Number Number 1494 2054 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Died of Wounds 14th November 1916 Gallipoli Peninsula France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

MANEFIELD- Arthur

SERVICE NO

2054

UNIT RANK

19th Battalion, 2nd Infantry, 3rd Reinforcements/ transferred to 18th Battalion 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

RELIGION

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 Height;-5’ 6” . Weight;-125lbs . Chest;-31-34” . Complexion;-Fair. Hair;-Fair . Eyes;-Blue . C/E

EMBARKED

9 Aug 1915- Sydney per HMAT A54 “Runic”

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

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 14 Nov 1916- DOW- France

DIED BURIED MEDALS DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

15 Nov 1916-Thistle Dump Cemetery, High Wood ½ mile NW of Bazentin-le-Grand 6 miles ENE of Albert, France 1914-15 Star-16653, British War Medal-24197, Victory Medal-24027. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-321591 . Mother- Mary Ellen Manefield- 18 Arthur St., Leichhardt 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 Hosp2 Jul 1915- Dorothy M Cross ?

REMARKS

Mentioned in Despatches by L/Gen Birdwood for Gallant Conduct21/12/16 Yes

RED CROSS REPORT

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 15th 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.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8214496

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