BLANCH, Patrick William
| Service Number: | 2532 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Foster, Victoria, Australia , 31 July 1890 |
| Home Town: | Abermain, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 18 April 1963, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Macksville General Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Abermain War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2532, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2532, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2532, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney | |
| 6 Aug 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, German Spring Offensive 1918, 4th April 1918 at Villers-Bretonneux, in charge of a Lewis gun post on our right flank, covered withdrawal, then established secondary position, showing conspicuous devotion to duty and courage, inflicting considerable casualties on the enemy. | |
| 19 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2532, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, 2nd MD |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
LCpl Patrick William Blanch (born 31.7.1890, Foster, Victoria, labourer from Elizabeth Street, Abermain, New South Wales, enlisted 8.6.1916, 35th Battalion, Reg No-2532, wounded in action - 4.4.1918 (GSW left forearm), awarded Military Medal 20.12.1918, RTA 4.9.1919, died 18.4.1963, Burwood, N.S.W., age 72, from Coronation Road, Macksville, N.S.W., resting at Macksville Cemetery, RC portion, not officially commemorated).
Patrick was the older brother of Private James Ernest Blanch, 5th Australian Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company (Reg No-1088), fireman from Newcastle, New South Wales, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 78.