Francis Dashwood BLADON

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BLADON, Francis Dashwood

Service Number:	7440
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	1882, place not yet discovered
Home Town:	Prospect (SA), Prospect, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Postmaster and storekeeper
Died:	Springbank, South Australia, 16 August 1949, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 18, Site #: 38
Memorials:	Belalie North WW1 & WW2 Roll of Honour, Belalie North WW1 Memorial & Gates, Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board

World War 1 Service

30 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 7440, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
30 Oct 1917:	Embarked Private, 7440, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne

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Biography

Rootsweb ID: I287937 Birth Record: 1882, Wentworth, NSW

Father
Mother

Married: 24/4/1907 in Mannanarie, SA

Wife, Mrs Ethel Bladon (nee Cadzow - b. 5/9/1887 Mannanarie, SA),
lived at 83 Gordon Road, Prospect, South Australia

Children:
Daughter:   Leonie Ethel Albertina BLADON    b: 16/7/1910 in Jamestown, SA
Daughter:   Iris Yvonne May BLADON b: 31/7/1911 in Jamestown, SA
Son:           Francis (Frank) Dashwood BLADON b: 22/8/1915 in Jamestown, SA

Previous service 5yrs 5mths 17th Light Horse
17mths Orderly Sergeant Home Service - Exhibition & Mitcham Camps

On enlisting Francis was 35yrs 8 mths old; married; 5' 9 3/4" tall; 165 lbs; medium complexion;
hazel eyes; dark hair; Methodist

22/8/1917 enlisted in Adelaide, SA
Private in 10th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement

30/10/1917 embarked from Port of Melbourne, VIC, onboard HMAT A60 Aeneas

30/10/1917 apoointed Corporal at sea

27/12/1917 disembarked into Devonport, England

20/1/1918 sick with Myalgia, to Brigade Hospital, Sutton Veny

31/5/1918 marched out to overseas Training Brigade, Hurdcott
17/6/1918 marched in from overseas Training Brigade, Parkhouse

16/7/1918 proceeded overseas to France, via Southampton

28/7/1918 taken on strength into 5th Australian Field Ambulance

10/12/1918 returned to Australia, chronic rheumatism, onboard HT Somali
1/2/1919 disembarked into Australia

1/3/1919 discharged from service

Medals: British War medal (21368); Victory medal (20793)

16/8/1949        passed away Springbank, SA
buried in:          West Terrace Cemetery, AIF Cemetery
                       Section: KO, Road: 18, Site #: 38

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan, 26/4/2016. Lest we forget.

Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.

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