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BLATCHFORD, Edward Mark
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 716 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 January 1916, Newcastle |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adamstwon, New South Wales, Australia, 7 January 1887 |
| Home Town: | Killingworth, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Natural causes, Belmont, New South Wales, Australia, 1955 |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Cremated |
| Memorials: | Charlestown Public School Great War Honor Roll, Killingworth War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 716, 34th Infantry Battalion, Newcastle | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 716, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 716, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 24 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 716, 34th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW right thigh. | |
| 21 Dec 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 716, 34th Infantry Battalion, HT Persic, England for invaliding to Australia - arriving 12 February 1918, | |
| 16 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 716, 34th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit - GSW right thigh with fractured fermur and stiff knee joint. |
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