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BLAIN, Rupert Harcourt
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3760, V352685 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Volunteer Defence Corps (SA) |
| Born: | Terang, Victoria, 9 February 1887 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Warrnambool, Victoria, 4 November 1952, aged 65 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Warrnambool Soldiers' Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3760, 29th Infantry Battalion, Warrnambool, Victoria | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3760, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3760, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 9 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3760, 29th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Private, V352685, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Port Campbell, Victoria | |
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| 11 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V352685 | |
| 20 Apr 1943: | Discharged Private, V352685, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA) |
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"...3760 Sergeant Rupert Harcourt Blain, B Company, 29th Battalion of Warrnambool, Vic. A carpenter prior to his enlistment on 1 March 1916 he embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Commonwealth on 19 September 1916 and returned to Australia on 16 January 1919." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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