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BLACKLEY, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 120 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 January 1915, Enlisted at Dimboola, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tullyvea, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Jeparit, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Tullyvea State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 24 June 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Ration Farm Military Cemetery, la Chapelle-D'Armentieres Plot 1, Row H, Grave 10 Rev. F.H.Duraford officiated Roll of Honour - Jeparit, Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chapelle-D'armentieres, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Loyal Jeparit M.U.I.O.O.F. Lodge No 6988 Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 120, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Dimboola, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 120, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 120, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Rachel Blackley of Jeparit; brother of Private John Blackley who returned to Australia on 14 January 1917 and Private James Blackley who was killed in action on 1 May 1917
29 April 1916 - To hospital with Mumps.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal