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BLANCHARD, Theophile Antoine

Service Number:	1891
Enlisted:	21 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Stawell, Victoria, AUSTRALIA, 1877
Home Town:	Warracknabeal, Yarriambiack, Victoria
Schooling:	State School (Patrick St), Stawell, Victoria
Occupation:	Tailor
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 9 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Warracknabeal War Memorial

World War 1 Service

21 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1891, 14th Infantry Battalion
29 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1891, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' NOTE - pg 13 of service record annotates that he did not embark on htis day as he was in hospital until 10 November 1915.
29 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1891, 29th Infantry Battalion, Embarked as part of 2nd Reinforcements/29th Battalion
4 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Infantry Battalion
9 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1891, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Killed in Action on this day. His service and sacrifice remembered always. Service Medals: British War Medals; Victory Medal. Memorial Plaque & Scroll forwared to Next-of-Kin.

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