Harry James (Henry) BLUNT

BLUNT, Harry James

Service Numbers: 1246, 1104
Enlisted: 14 September 1914, Enlisted at Rosebery Park, NSW Originally issued with service number but changed to 1246
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Poplar, London, England, 1894
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave Panel 22, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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World War 1 Service

14 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1246, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosebery Park, NSW Originally issued with service number but changed to 1246
22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 1104, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 1104, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
6 Aug 1915: Involvement Private, 1246, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1246 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-06

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Joseph Blunt  and stepson of Ada Elizabeth Blunt of Battersea Park Road,  London, England. Joseph later enlisted in the British Army's Royal Defence Corp with the rank of Sergeant

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal