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BLANCH, Geoffrey Barton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 569 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Jika Jika, Northcote, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Fairfield State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds - compound fracture of the thigh and wrist, Bombay Presidency General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 4 January 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row A, Grave 90 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1, Postmaster General's Department Victoria 2 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, SN 569, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, SN 569, 24th Infantry Battalion, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, SN 569, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 17 Dec 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, SN 569, 24th Infantry Battalion, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli, Wounds to the thigh(compound fracture) and wrist. On 23 December 1915 invalided to Alexandria on board HS Dunlace Castle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred Edwin and Lilian Charlotte Blanch of 102 Darebin Road, Northcote, Victoria. Brother of Charles Vivian Blanch MM who returned to Australia on 1 July 1919 having served with the 3rd Divisional Signal Company
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal