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BLUMER , Colin Charles
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1488, OFFICER, NX137581 (N817) |
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Enlisted: | 17 August 1914 |
Last Rank: | Major |
Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, 25 November 1895 |
Home Town: | Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Agricultural student |
Died: | New South Wales, Australia, 2 July 1973, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1488, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 1488, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 1488, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
15 Nov 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1488, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
5 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
21 Sep 1916: | Honoured Military Medal | |
18 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
4 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant | |
1 Jun 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
28 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, OFFICER, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Medically Unfit |
World War 2 Service
29 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, NX137581 (N817) | |
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11 Apr 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major |
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