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BLOXHAM, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6645 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 July 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Vic., 1889 |
| Home Town: | Clarendon, Moorabool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | July 1976, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria RC-187-0028 |
| Memorials: | Clarendon Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6645, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6645, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6645, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Stretcher Bearing 4.10.1917
W H Bloxham was in the 8th Battalion during the advance on Passchendaele. On 4th October while the 8th Battalion was attacking its objective being Broodseinde Ridge near Zonnebeke in Belgium, Bloxham and a fellow stretcher bearer (C. Haskin) came across the body of Pte. P M Connelly who was killed in the same blast that mortally wounded Lt. J T Maguire, MC, 'D' Coy, 8th Battalion. Connelly was identified by the disc around his neck which was sent back to the 4th Orderly room.
Submitted 25 March 2019 by Dennis Nelson
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Reuben Bloxham, Clarendon Post Office, Victoria