BLAGRAVE, John Francis Chatham
| Service Number: | 6471 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 April 1916, Dubbo, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Crookwell, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Brewarrina, Brewarrina, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Telegraph Operator |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brewarrina Christ Church WW1 Memorial, Coonamble Municipality and Wingadee Shire HR, Coonamble War Memorial, Gulargambone War Memorial, Sydney NSW Post Master General's Department Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Dubbo, New South Wales | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6471, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6471, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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John Francis Chatham BLAGRAVE was born in 1896 in Crookwell NSW, son of John Charles BLAGRAVE and Catherine Frances FITZGIBBON.
He enlisted on 27th April, 1916 with the 2nd Battalion S/N 6471, and his Unit embarked from Sydney on HMAT Ceramic on 7th October 1916
He had previously served in school cadets for 18 months
John was killed in action on 9th April, 1917 - no known grave
He is commemorated in the Australian National Memorial, Villers Bretonneux, France
"DEATH OF A SOLDIER.
Our Taralga correspdndent writes:- Mass was celebrated at the Catholic Church on Sunday last for the repose of the soul of Pte. John F. Blagrave, who was recently killed on the West front. The deceased soldier, who was only twenty-two years of age, was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Blagrave, of Brewarrina, and a grandson of Mr. Michael Fitzgibbon of this town. Taralga people will remember the parents of the deceased, his father being in the police force here, and his mother was Miss C. Fitzgibbon, a member of the Fitzgibbon family. The young soldier was the only son, and was by profession a wireless operator." - from the Goulburn Evening Penny Post 24 May 1917 (nla.gov.au)
OBITUARY - Freemans Jounral - 1917
This day for the repose of the soul of Private John Blagrave who was recently killed on the Western Front. The deceased soldier who was only 22 years of age was the son of Mr. & Mrs. J C Blagrave of Brewarrina and grandon of Mrs M Fitzgibbon. The young solider was the only son and was a wireless operator.
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