BLADES, Frank Haggar
| Service Number: | 1000 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 December 1916, Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 59th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Coy |
| Born: | The Strand, London, England, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Karrakatta, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Heart Failure, Perth, Western Australia, 17 January 1921 |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican OC 392 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1000, Railway Unit (AIF), Perth, WA | |
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| 29 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 1000, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 1000, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 10 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 1000, 59th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Coy |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Frank Haggar BLADES was born in The Strand, London in 1880
His parents were Richard BLADES & Ellen LEWIS
He married Harriet Carrie DAVIS in England in 1905 (registered in Edmonton) - 4 known children, Frank, Charles, Jeffrey & Betty
He enlisted in Perth, Western Australia on 19th December, 1916 and embarked from Fremantle, WA on the HMAT Miltiades on 29th January 1917 with the Railway Unit of the AIF
He returned to Australia on the ship Balmoral Castle and was discharged on 10th April, 1918
His last rank was Sapper with the 59th Australian Railway Operating Corp. (AROD)
Frank died of Heart Failure in Perth on 17th January, 1921 and is buried in the Anglican Section of Karrakatta Cemetery
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His son Frank Sydney BLADES (SN 16572) served in the Air Force during WW2 and was discharged in 1948
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