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BLOOMFIELD, Walter James

Service Numbers:	728, 1075
Enlisted:	22 December 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	8th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, 1882
Home Town:	Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria
Schooling:	St Thomas' Grammar School, Essendon, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Station manager
Died:	Killed in Action, Palestine, 9 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Initially buried at Hod Hassaneen JERUSALEM MEMORIAL - Panel 58. - Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Essendon State School No 483 Roll of Honor, Jerusalem Memorial

Boer War Service

1 Jan 1900:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 728, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse

World War 1 Service

22 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1075, Broadmeadows, Victoria
23 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1075, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: ''
23 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1075, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Malakuta, Melbourne
9 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1075, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1075 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-08-09

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