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BLACKLEY, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 237 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1914, Roseberry Park, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Jeparit, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Jeparit, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Tullyvea State School No 3310, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 237, 13th Infantry Battalion, Roseberry Park, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 237, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 237, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 237, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 237, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Commemorated on Roll of Honour, Jeparit, Victoria.
Parents: John and Rachel Eldridge BLACKLEY
Brothers:
120 Pte William BLACKLEY, 22nd Bn, died of wounds, 24 June 1916;
563 Pte John BLACKLEY, 22nd Bn, returned to Australia, 14 January 1917.
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