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BLORE, James Daniel Cooper
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5300 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 March 1916, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Sylvania, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 1933, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW Anglican area 2, Row 123, Grave 82 |
| Memorials: | Sutherland WW1 Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5300, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5300, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5300, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 27 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5300, 20th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to rheumatism |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Blore and Ann Blore of Grafton, NSW.
Husband of Sophie Blore nee Bray of Sylvania, NSW. James and Sophie married during 1902c in Leichhardt, NSW. Father of Walter Lambert Blore, Marjorie Grace Blore and James Emil Blore
Commenced return to Australia on 4 May 1917 aboard HT Themistocles diembarking on 5 July 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal