Leopold Powell Warschaur Barfield

Alias Barfield, Leopold (Leo) Hersch Warschaur; Lao
Born 2.05.1883
Place Radom, Poland
Ethnic origin Jewish
Religion Jewish
Family

Wife Rebecca Warschaur Barfield (née Lewis), married in 1912
Residence before arrival at Australia Served in 11th Sharpshooting Russian Regiment, active service in Russo-Japanese War
Arrived at Australia from California, USA
on 4.05.1908
per Lord Templeton
disembarked at Melbourne
Residence before enlistment Newcastle, NSW
Occupation 1910 shipping agent, 1916 interpreter, shop keeper, 1939 commercial traveller, 1940 driver and linguist
Naturalisation 1910
Residence after the war 1938 Norwood via Adelaide, SA; 1940 Glenelg, SA
Died 28.05.1958, Parkside, SA

Service #1

Service number 713A
Enlisted 18.01.1916
Place of enlistment Newcastle, NSW
Unit 36th Battalion, 34th Battalion
Rank Private
Place Western Front, 1917
Casualties WIA 1917
Final fate RTA 12.05.1919
Discharged 25.12.1919 MU

Service #2 – WWII

Service number S212389
Enlisted 2.10.1939
Place of enlistment Adelaide, SA
Unit 4th Garrison Battalion
Discharged 3.11.1939 MU

Service #3 – WWII

Service number S34703
Enlisted 6.12.1940
Place of enlistment Glenelg, SA
Unit 4th Battalion
Discharged 11.06.1943

Materials

Blog article

Russian

English

Newspaper articles

Summons division. - Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, 28 July 1908, p. 7.

Summons cases. - Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, 22 April 1913, p. 7.

Apology. - Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, 25 April 1913, p. 3.

Business for sale. - Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, 25 January 1916, p. 3.

Newcastle Police court. - Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, 15 March 1924, p. 11.

Gallery

Leopold Barfield
NAA, B884 (WWII service records)

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