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BLAIN, Thomas William

Service Number:	8050
Enlisted:	31 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Brigade Train
Born:	Garvoc, Vic., 1892
Home Town:	Tarwin Lower, South Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling:	Warrnambool Agricultural High School
Occupation:	Music Teacher
Died:	At home, 1 Highland Avenue, Balwyn, Vic., October 1955, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Presbyterian, Compartment N, Section 5, Grave 46
Memorials:	Panmure Volunteers of Panmure who served in the Great War, Warrnambool Agricultural High School Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

31 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 8050, 8th Infantry Brigade Train, Melbourne, Vic.
5 Nov 1915:	Involvement Driver, 8050, 8th Infantry Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: ''
5 Nov 1915:	Embarked Driver, 8050, 8th Infantry Brigade Train, HMAT Bakara, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William BLAIN and Elizabeth Alison nee KELLY of College Dairy, Lower Tarwin, Vic.