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BLUNDELL, Martin Petrie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1080 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps) |
| Born: | Toorak, Victoria, Australia, 1 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Macedon, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne C of E Grammar; Geelong Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Overseer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 18 April 1918, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Tree Plaque: |
Macedon Honour Avenue
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clermont All Saint's Parish Roll of Honor, Clermont Remembrance Way Clermont & District Fallen Memorial, Geelong Grammar School Community Members Who Served, Melbourne Bank of Australasia Roll of Honour WW1, Melbourne Cricket Club Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918, Melbourne Grammar School WW1 Fallen Honour Roll, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1080, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 10 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1080, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Persia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1080, 4th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Persia, Melbourne | |
| 24 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1080, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, TOS | |
| 7 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), France | |
| 30 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1080, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line | |
| 3 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), France | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1080, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps), German Spring Offensive 1918, Killed in action near Mt Kemmel while attached to 9th British Corps. | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1080, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1080 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Matrin Petrie BLUNDELL was born on 1st November, 1890 in Melbourne, Victoria
His parents were Martin Petrie BLUNDELL and Emily Jane LINEKER
his sister Madeline Patricia Petrie BLUNDELL (known as Patricia) also served in WW1 as a Nurse in the Australian Army Nursing Service
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