Leslie Colin BLICK

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BLICK, Leslie Colin

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	24 August 1914
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Timor, Victoria, Australia, 23 May 1891
Home Town:	Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling:	Humphrey Street State School Ballarat, Ballarat School of Mines
Occupation:	Analyst and Head Chemist
Died:	Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Ballarat Neil Street Uniting Church Honour Roll, Footscray Town Hall Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 7th Infantry Battalion
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Lieut. Leslie Colin Blick, was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Blick of 101 Victoria Street, Footscray. He was educated at Ballarat and was for five years at the Ballarat School of Mines, afterwards in the government agricultural laboratory. Later he was employed by Mr. Hasell, of Queen Street, Melbourne. He obtained his commission as first lieutenant in the first Expeditionary Force E. Co., 7th Battalion.

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Albert James Blick and Caroline Blick nee Brent. Brother of Albert James Blick, Herbert Blick, Hughie Blick, Beryl Isabel Blick, Cyril William Blick and Jessie Blick,

Husband of Jeanette Brown formerly Blick nee Harris. Leslie and Jeanette married in Victoria in 1914c. Father of Leslie Harris Blick

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

Attended Ballarat School of Mines for 5 years where he studied Mathmatics, Physics, Chemistry, Assaying Metal, Geology and Mineralology

Mr. Charles Fenner, B.Sc., Principal of the Ballarat School of Mines wrote : 'Lieut. Blick did meritorious service at this school, and from 1907 - 1910 was assistant to Prof. Walker in the chemical laboratories. He was a very popular student, both with his teachers and fellow students, and entered fully into th elife of all branches of the school.'

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