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BLAIR, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1309 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 September 1914, Enlisted at Dalby, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wallsend, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | South Woodburn Public School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Bookkeeper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 26 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 45, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dalby War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Queanbeyan Fallen Soldiers War Memorial, Woodburn Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1309, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Dalby, QLD | |
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| 12 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1309, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1309, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his brother Matthew Blair of Mungindi, NSW who was killed in action on 7 April 1918 while serving with the 20th Battalion and has no known grave; next of kin was changed to another brother George Blair of Hamilton, Newcastle, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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