BLUE, William Belworthy
| Service Number: | 15 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Strathalbyn, South Australia, 7 August 1879 |
| Home Town: | Noarlunga, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wool Traveller (salesman) |
| Died: | Died of Illness (meningitis), Alexandria, Egypt, 13 October 1915, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide Rowing Club WW1 Pictorial Honour Board, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Roseworthy Agricultural College Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 15, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 22 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 15, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 15, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 12 May 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Corporal, 15, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 15 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-10-13 |
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Son of William Archibald BLUE and Catherine Gollan nee GORDON
15 Corporal (Cpl) William Belworthy Blue, 3rd Light Horse Regiment was a 34 year old wool traveller from Strathalbyn, South Australia when he enlisted on 19 August 1914. He was one of the first to do so as attested by his Regimental number - 15.
After embarking for overseas from Adelaide on 22 October 1914 aboard HMAT Port Lincoln, he underwent further training in Egypt.
The 3rd Light Horse Regiment deployed to Gallipoli without its horses and landed there on 12 May 1915. They played a defensive role throughout the campaign, however, Cpl Blue was medically evacuated from Gallipoli and died of meningitis in Alexandria, Egypt on 13 October 1915. He is buried in the Chatby War Memorial Cemetery in Alexandria.
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