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BLADES, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2562 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, 10 February 1891 |
| Home Town: | Kingaroy, South Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Sturton by Stow Board School, England |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 19 August 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2562, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2562, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2562, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2562, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2562 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Joseph Blades was a young Englishman who had come out to Australia in around 1911. He was working on a farm near Kingaroy in Queensland when he enlisted. His brother, Lance Corporal William Webster Blades Lincolnshire Regiment, was killed in Belgium during August 1915 when fighting with the British forces.
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