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BLOUNT, Harry

Service Number:	5
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	33rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bridgnorth, Shropshire, UK , 1880
Home Town:	Stanmore, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Chef
Died:	Died of wounds, Villers-Brettoneux, France, 28 April 1918
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block P, Plot X1, Row H, Grave 6B, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

4 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 5, 9th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
4 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 5, 9th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, HMAT Marathon, Sydney
28 Apr 1918:	Involvement Private, 5, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5 awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-28

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Biography

Arrived in Australia aged 28 years.

20 April 1918 - Wounded in action, Gassed