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BLIGH, James Francis

Service Number:	2289
Enlisted:	21 September 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia, February 1898
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 4 October 1917
Cemetery:	Ypres Reservoir Cemetery Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 7
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

21 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2289, 38th Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2289, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2289, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Alfred James BLIGH and Sarah Jane nee COLLIS, 611 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo.