BLIGHT, Benjamin
| Service Number: | 3044 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1915, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pine Lodge, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Pine Lodge, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 29 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval Plot 5, Row G, Grave 10 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Pingelly Memorial Rotunda, Wickepin District Roll of Honor, Wickepin District Roll of Honour WWI, Wickepin Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3044, 28th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 18 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3044, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3044, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment he was farming at Pengilly, WA
Son of George and Sarah Blight of Pine Lodge, Victoria, later of 64 Nixon Street, Shepparton, Vic.; half brother of George Alexander Blight who was killed in action on 28th September 1917 at Polygon Wood while serving with the 60th Battalion and has no known grave
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
PTE. BENJAMIN BLIGHT, son of Mr Geo. Blight, of Pine Lodge, who was reported as missing after the battle of Pozieres on July 29th last, is now definitely stated to have been killed. He was born at Pine Lodge, but had enlisted at Western Australia.
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