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BLEWETT, Harold Christopher
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3318 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 November 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Echuca, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School No. 208, Echuca, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium, 1 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XXV, Row E, Brave 13A Headstone inscription reads: One of Australia's best a noble brother and faithful son loved by all, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deniliquin War Memorial, Echuca War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3318, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3318, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3318, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 11 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 2 Pioneer Battalion to the 46th Battalion in the field | |
| 1 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 3318, 46th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3318 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-01 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Katherine Ann Campbell Blewett of Lansborough Street, Echuca, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served 4 years in the Senior Cadets and Citizens Forces