James Henry BLIGHT

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Service Number:	1129
Enlisted:	16 September 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1V, Row C, Grave 2, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

16 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1129, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Morphettville, SA
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1129, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1129, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne

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Son of Henry Matthew Blight of 22 Spencer Street, Sydney, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal