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BLAND, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1134 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Stockton, Durham, England, 13 July 1890 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | not discovered yet |
| Occupation: | Brass-moulder |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Egypt, 14 May 1915, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt George Bland was buried at Chatby cemetery |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1134, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1134, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1134, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 14 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1134, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1134 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-14 |
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Son of Thomas and Elizabeth BLAND
"...1134 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) George Bland, 16th Battalion. A brassmoulder, of Prospect, South Australia, he enlisted on 21 October 1914 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ceramic on 22 December 1914 for Egypt. L Cpl Bland was admitted to the 15th General Hospital, Alexandria on 14 May 1915 suffering from pneumonia and died the same day. He was aged 24 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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