Edward Charles BLANCH

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Service Numbers:	2598, 2596
Enlisted:	25 July 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Merewether, New South Wales, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles), 13 June 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Plot 1V, Row D, Grave 37 Rev. K.C, Single officiated, Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lance Cove Longueville Public School WW1 Honour Roll, Merewether St. Augustine's Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honour

25 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2598, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2598, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
13 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2596, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2596 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-06-13
Date unknown:	Involvement 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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17 Battalion

Rank - Private

Son of Edward Charles and Jane Blanch, Merewether Street, Newcastle, New South Wales