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BLEAZARD, Colin Kenneth
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2968 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
6 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2968 , 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, nsw | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Cadets while attending Newington College