William John BLIGHT

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Service Number:	6545
Enlisted:	24 December 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia , 1896
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 18 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

24 Dec 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6545, Adelaide, South Australia
24 Jan 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6545, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6545, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide
18 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6545, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6545 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-18

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Next of in is given as his brother Roy Elwood Blight of Broken Hill, NSW

On his Attestation Paper William had stated that he had previously rejected for enlistment due to heart problems

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served 3 years is in senior cadets

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