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BLAMEY, Jack Murray
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX34853 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 June 1940, Paddington, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dulwich Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 17 January 1914 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wagga Wagga High Schools and Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Solicitor |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Papua, 26 November 1942, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Plot A7, Row A, Grave 1, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wagga Wagga Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Captain, NX34853 | |
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| 28 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Captain, NX34853, Paddington, Sydney | |
| 28 Jun 1940: | Enlisted NX34853, 2nd/2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Nov 1942: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Captain, 2nd/2nd Infantry Battalion, Kokoda - Papua |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Jack Murray BLAMEY was born in Dulwich Hill, Sydney on 17th January, 1914
His parents were James Cardell BLAMEY & Emily Clara HENNINGHAM who married in Sydney in 1908
He served in the Middle East, Greece & New Guinea and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (USA)
Jack died of wounds in Papua New Guinea on 26th November, 1942 - he was first buried in the Soputa War Cemetery (F A 5) and reinterred in the Bomana War Cemetery
Inscription: HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY
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