Burt William Schofield was born on 18 February 1896, in England, United Kingdom as the son of William Saville Schofield and Rose Hannah Jane Jones. He married Kate Evelyn Wilcox on 29 April 1926, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He registered for military service in 1914. He died on 20 April 1952, in Santa Barbara, California, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
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