Colin Kenneth (Ken) BLEAZARD

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BLEAZARD, Colin Kenneth

Service Number:	2968
Enlisted:	6 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, nsw
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Apia, Samoa, 17 May 1893
Home Town:	West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales
Schooling:	Maitland Boys' High School and Newington college, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Died of wounds, General Hospital, Rouen, France, 9 February 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block O, Plot V, Row H, Grave 1 Headstone inscription reads: Son of the late Rev. C. Bleazard, Samoa & Fiji & Mrs. Bleazard, of West Maitland, N.S.W.
Memorials:	Maitland High School Roll of Honour, West Maitland Superior Public School Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

6 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2968 , 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, nsw
30 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
4 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wounds to the right buttock

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

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

Also served in the Cadets while attending Newington College

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