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BLATCHFORD, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1883 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1883, 58th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 8 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1883, 58th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1883, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne | |
| 2 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to 60th Battalion from the 58th Battalion | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 1883, 60th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1883 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-25 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick John William and Annie Maria Blatchford of 729 Brunswick Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria; later of 87 Collins Street, Thornbury, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal