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BLAKELEY, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3712 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Larkhall, Scotland, 12 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Larkhall State School |
| Occupation: | Coach painter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 25 July 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3712, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3712, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3712, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3712, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sarah McLure
James was the fouth born child to James and Rebecca Blakeley. James's older three siblings were born in Ireland while James and his younger four siblings were born in Scotland.
James migrated to Australia aboard the Makarini arriving in Melbourne in June 1913 with his parents and three siblings. Two older siblings arrived in 1912 while two siblings died in Scotland in infancy.
At the time James was killed in action, his older brother 441 Pte. William Thomas Blakeley (/explore/people/223261) was enroute from Melbourne to Plymouth before proceeding to the Western Front.
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