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BLENCOWE, Francis Thomas

Service Number:	5343
Enlisted:	21 February 1916, Neerim Junction, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Moorabbin, Victoria, October 1885
Home Town:	Neerim, Baw Baw, Victoria
Schooling:	Xavier College
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 31 October 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Neerim War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

World War 1 Service

21 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Neerim Junction, Victoria
4 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5343, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5343, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
31 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5343, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5343 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-10-31

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