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BLOMQVIST, Eric Gustav Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 142 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stockholm, Sweden, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailor |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Greece, 3rd Australian General Hospital, Mudros, Lemnos, Aegean Islands, Greece, 9 August 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Portianos Military Cemetery Portianos Military Cemetery, Lemnos, Aegean Islands, Greece |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 142, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 142, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 142, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 142, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
He served under the alias of Eric Bloom.