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BLUNDELL, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 36 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 October 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gem Cutter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey, 28 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row D, Grave 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Essendon State School No 483 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 36, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 36, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 36, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 36, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 36 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Elizabeth (Bessie) Blundell later known as Bessie Lynch of 25 McPhail Street, Essendon, Victoria; brother of George Aubrey Blundell who was killed in action on the 4 October 1917 and Mrs.A. Kimpton
Medals:1914-15 Star, British Medal, Victory Medal
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