Private
Rifle Brigade | S/1684 | 10th Service Battalion |
Biography
George was one of the oldest Crich Parish men to serve. Born at Crich, he later moved to Sheffield where he worked on the trams and as a boiler fireman. He enlisted in 1914 at the age of forty-four and was posted to the 10th (Service) Battalion, Rifle Brigade. He was discharged in October the same year, so he only served for a month.
Army Service Record
He attested 5 September 1914 at Sheffield; a married 44 year-old fireman, born at Crich, Derbyshire. His wife was Ada Barnes whom he married 7 July 1894 at Sheffield. They had five children: Drusilla, Martha Lily, Fred, Clarice Alice, Bernard. Address Colridge Road, Attercliffe, Sheffield. Height 5ft 5in,weight 135lb, blue eyes and dark brown hair; C of E.; scar on right and left eyebrows
Discharged under Paragraph 392 12 October 1914.
1891: Attercliffe, Sheffield
Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
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Adam | Oldfield | Head | 64 | Pit labourer | Darley Dale |
Ellen | Oldfield | wife | 49 | Clay Cross | |
Anthony | Oldfield | son | 16 | Pit labourer | Cay Cross |
George | Oldfield | son | 20 | Tram labourer | Crich |
Carry | Oldfield | daughter | 10 | Clay Cross | |
Gertrude | Oldfield | daughter | 8 | Nottingham | |
Nelly | Wilby | 7 | Nottingham |
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1901: Nether Hallam, Sheffield
Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
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George | Oldfield | Head | 30 | Tram driver | Crich |
Ada | Oldfield | wife | 26 | Sheffield | |
Harry | Oldfield | son | 1 | Sheffield |
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1911: Charlton Street, Sheffield
Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
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George Henry | Oldfield | Head | 40 | General labourer | Crich |
Ada | Oldfield | wife | 38 | Sheffield | |
Drusilla | Oldfield | daughter | 10 | Sheffield | |
Lily | Oldfield | daughter | 7 | Sheffield | |
Fred | Oldfield | son | 4 | Sheffield | |
Alice | Oldfield | daughter | 1 | Sheffield |
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