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BLIGH, Maurice
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Bligh, Maurice O'Connell - National Archives Service Record WWI |
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| Service Numbers: | 1852, Q155624 |
| Enlisted: | 28 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Signalman |
| Last Unit: | Lines of Communication Signals |
| Born: | Dalby, Queensland, Australia, 29 February 1888 |
| Home Town: | Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | St Joseph's (Gregory Terrace) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Joined as a Horse Breaker. PMG linesman |
| Died: | Toowoomba Queensland, Australia, 31 May 1960, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1852, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1) | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1852, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 22 May 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 1852, 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Q155624 | |
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| 19 Jan 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Signalman, Q155624, Lines of Communication Signals |
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