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BLAKELEY, William Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 441 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 February 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Ireland, 27 June 1891 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Natural causes, Morwell, Victoria, 30 June 1963, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: | Footscray Town Hall Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 441, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 441, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 441, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 1 Oct 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, "For conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty west of LE CATELET..." | |
| 12 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 38th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 441, 38th Infantry Battalion |
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