Regimental number | 6773 |
Place of birth | Lerwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland |
School | Board Schools, Liverpool and Sunderland, England |
Other training | Merchant Marine, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Manager freezing works |
Address | Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Next of kin | Cousin, Miss Mary Rowlinson, Queen Street, Barraba, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Served in the Merchant Marine for 10 years, then took up various shore postings. At the time of enlisting he was managing a pastoral property at Barrala, NSW. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 48.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 48 |
Place of burial | Assevillers New British Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row E, Grave No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 82 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Christina BLANCHE. Born at Lerwick, Shetland Isles |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |