BLUMER, John James
| Service Number: | 707 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 May 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hill End, NSW, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | 12 July 1950, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW North Terrace Wall 9 |
| Memorials: | Canberra Australian War Memorial Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Orange Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 8 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 707, 19th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 707, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 707, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Eldest son of Luke and Elizabeth Blumer, Wigram Street, Parramatta, New South Wales
Mention in Despatches
'Great zeal and marked ability as Battalion Intelligence Officer. Also personal bravery in trench repair work under heavy fire (Pozieres).'
Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917).
Recommendation date: 18 September 1916
BLUMER, John James.—July 12. 1950 late of orchard road, Chatswood, beloved husband of Grace and loving father of Edith and John.
BLUMER, John James.—July 12. 1950, eldest son of the late Luke and Elizabeth Blumer of Huuler's Hill.
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