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BLAND, Francis Joseph

Service Number:	1736
Enlisted:	5 January 1915, Oaklands, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	London, England, 5 November 1894
Home Town:	Armadale, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

5 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1736, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Oaklands, South Australia
1 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1736, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1736, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide
2 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1736, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli
27 Jun 1915:	Wounded ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound - jaw
7 Aug 1916:	Wounded Battle for Pozières , GSW
11 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1736, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Bullecourt (First)
Date unknown:	Involvement 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières

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Biography

Enlisted and served under alias Francis Joseph Potter