245364 Pte. Percy Oldfield New Zealand Expeditionary Force 2nd Battalion Wellington Regiment from:Booths Mill, Hihitahi, New Zealand Percy Oldfield signed up for the military on 24 August 1915 in Trentham, Wellington, when he was 33 years old. Percy signed up as a private in the 7th Company of the 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment and began active service on 16th of November 1915.
Five months later, he disembarked at Port Said in Egypt on 10th of April 1916 and embarked for France on 13th of April 1916. Percy Oldfield's service record shows that he arrived in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France on 16th of November 1915 when he was 33 years old. On 18th of August 1916 Percy was attached to the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company. He served with them until 31st of July 1917 at La Basse Ville, Vosges, Lorraine, France when he was wounded in action in the ankle and spent some time in the army hospital before being discharged to a hospital ship on 22nd November 1917.
On 3rd of October 1917 when he was classified as unfit for service and placed on the NZ roll.
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