BLONDETT, Alfred
| Service Number: | 1224 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 April 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, May 1889 |
| Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Nott Street State School |
| Occupation: | Cable tram gripman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 11 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Birr Cross Roads Cemetery Plot I, Row G, Grave 20 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board HR |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1224, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1224, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1224, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1224, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1224 awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-11-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born May 1889 in Port Melbourne, Victoria
Father Edwin BLONDETT and Mother Jane Blondett
he lived with his parents at 61 Dow Street, Port Melbourne, VIC on enlisting.
1922 - moved to 390 Edward Street, East Brunswick, VIC
Next of kin in service: (cousin)
650 Lance Corporal Stanley WATERS - 7th Infantry Battalion
18/08/1914 enlisted
19/10/1914 embarked Port Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT A20 Hororata
Lance Corporal 7th Infantry Battalion
08/05/1915 Killed in Action - GALLIPOLI, ANZAC
No known grave
His name is commemorated at:
- Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
- Panel 52 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Alfred was described as 25 years 11 months of age; single; 5' 8" tall; 11 stone
8 lbs; medium complexion; brown eyes; dark brown hair; Methodist
11/04/1915 enlisted in Melbourne, VIC
08/05/1915 appointed Head 2nd Staff, Broadmeadows Camp
10/05/1915 embarked Port of Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT Ulysses
as a Private with 22nd Infantry Battalion - HQ Staff
30/08/1915 proceeded overseas to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces,
ex Gallipoli, ANZAC
30/11/1915 sick with Rheumatic Fever, embarked onboard HS Dongola to Heliopolis
admiited to 1st Australian General Hospital
10/12/1915 frostbite, Heliopolis
27/12/1915 admitted to Convalescent Depot, Helquan
10/01/1916 discharge to duty
11/01/1916 rejoined 22nd Battalion in Canal Zone, Egypt
19/03/1916 proceeded to join British Expeditionary Forces, ex Alexandria
26/03/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France
26/06/1916 wounded - shell shocked - in action, France
admitted to 2nd Dressing Station
transferred to 6th Field Ambulance
01/07/1916 returned to unit in France
01/02/1917 promoted to Lance Corporal
03/05/1917 wounded in action - Gun Shot Wound upper estremities, France
admitted to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station
transferred to a train
04/05/1917 admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Wimmeria
09/05/1917 embarking to England, ex Boulogne - Pieter de Cornick, France
10/05/1917 admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Kings Heath, England
- severe gun shot wound to hand
18/06/1917 admitted to Headquarters from Kings Heath
admitted to 2nd Auxillary Hospital, England
08/08/1917 marched out to No.3 Com Depot, Hurdcott, ex Weymouth
09/08/1917 marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Perham Downs
28/08/1917 marched in from Hurdcott training brigade
14/10/1917 proceeded overseas toFrance, ex Southampton, England
15/10/1917 marched in to 2nd Australian Base Depot, Havre, France
20/10/1917 rejoined 22nd Battalion, in the field
02/11/1917 promoted to Corporal
11/11/1917 killed in action, Belgium
buried in: Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium
Plot I, Row G, Grave 20
Alfred's name is commemorated on Panel 95 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Medals: 1914/15 Star (24032), British War medal (12015), Victory medal (11958)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (339023)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 15/01/2017. Lest we forget.
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