William BLAYNEY

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Service Number:	1791
Enlisted:	13 January 1916, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Croydon, Queensland, Australia , 31 December 1894
Home Town:	Cairns, Cairns, Queensland
Schooling:	Croydon State School, Croydon, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 12 August 1918, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Section IV, Row D, Grave 4.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Croydon War Memorial

13 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1791, 41st Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland.
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1791, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1791, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1791, 41st Infantry Battalion, Gun Shot Wound to the right calf.

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