Alexander Howard BLENCOWE

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BLENCOWE, Alexander Howard

Service Number:	1678
Enlisted:	2 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	One Tree Hill, South Australia, Australia, 6 May 1887
Home Town:	One Tree Hill, Playford, South Australia
Schooling:	Precolumb School, One Tree Hill
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, Pozières, France, 1 September 1916, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, One Tree Hill Roll of Honor, One Tree Hill War Memorial

World War 1 Service

2 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
11 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1678, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
11 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1678, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
1 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1678, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1678 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-01

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Biography

Son of Robert BLENCOWE and Isabella Rankine nee McCONNELL

"THE LATE PRIVATE A. BLENCOWE.

Mrs. R. Blencowe, of Onetree Hill, has received word that her youngest son, Alexander Howard, was killed in action on August 30. Private Blencowe was one of the first six young men to enlist from Onetree Hill. He left for the front on January 11. Before enlisting he was farming with his two elder brothers at The Olives, and was a general favorite. He was born at Onetree Hill, and lived all his life in his native district. He passed his 29th birthday while on active service." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 07 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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