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BLANCH, Albert James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4041 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1915, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Battersea, London, England , 11 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Manjimup, Manjimup, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Millhand |
| Died: | Bassendean, West Australia, 6 March 1959, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia HEADSTONE RETAINED IN GARDEN BED was Anglican ZL 0009 |
| Memorials: | Bridgetown Memorial Park |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4041, 11th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 4041, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 22 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 4041, 11th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Fremantle |
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Son of William John BLANCH and Ellen BLANCH nee BURRETT, 748 Beaufort Street, Perth, Western Australia
Husband of Lily Jane BLANCH nee BARKER
Aged 15, he and his family arrived in Western Australia from England in 1910. His WW1 papers list him as a millhand, a common occupation in the timber industry of the time.
In September 1915 newspaper article refers to an A T Blanch and other recruits from Bridgetown heading for Blackboy Hill training camp.
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