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BLEZARD, Jack Walton Whidburn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX114273 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Independent Company / Commando Squadron |
| Born: | Moama, New South Wales, Australia , 23 July 1906 |
| Home Town: | Jerilderie, Jerilderie, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Secretary of Pastures Protection Board |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 3 February 1943, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot G. Row A. Grave 7. Personal Inscription ~ "HONOURABLE HE LIVED, NOBLY HE DIED". |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jerilderie War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, VX114273 | |
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| 28 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, VX114273 | |
| 25 Nov 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 2nd/5th Independent Company / Commando Squadron |
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