Henry BLANCH

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Service Number:	575
Enlisted:	10 September 1914, Swan Hill, Victoria
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	9th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia , October 1894
Home Town:	Culgoa, Buloke, Victoria
Schooling:	St Arnaud State School, Gowar East State School and Goschen State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 20 June 1915
Cemetery:	Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row B, Grave 17
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Birchip War Memorial, Swan Hill War Memorial

10 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 575, Swan Hill, Victoria
6 Feb 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 575, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Surada embarkation_ship_number: A52 public_note: ''
6 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 575, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Surada, Melbourne
20 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 575, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 575 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-20

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4 Light Horse

Rank Trooper

16 May 1915 Proceeded from Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli.

2 June 1915 Found guilty of disobeying an order: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2.

20 June 1915 Killed in action, Bullet Head, Gallipoli,

Son of Henry and Victoria Blanch, of Birchip, Victoria, Australia.