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BLAND, Thomas

Service Number:	1909
Enlisted:	1 January 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Stockton, Durham, England, 10 November 1894
Home Town:	Prospect, Prospect, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	8 November 1964, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens Path 30 Grave 958
Memorials:	Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board

World War 1 Service

1 Jan 1915:	Enlisted
20 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1909, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Adelaide
20 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1909, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
2 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1909, 50th Infantry Battalion, On the morning of April 2nd, 1917 in a gully outside Noreuil, Bland and Lance Corporal Foster (SN 1138) were in the said Gully when a Shell landed in the gully, which killed Foster straight away.
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Private, 1909, 50th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

5 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Adelaide, SA

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Biography

Son of Thomas and Elizabeth BLAND