Regimental number | 31979 |
Place of birth | Picton, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Packer |
Address | 4 Westmoreland Street, Forest Lodge, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22.4 |
Height | 5' 8.75" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A C Blatch, 4 Westmoreland Street, Forest Lodge, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Reinforcement 24 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 6 September 1919; discharged (medically unfit: hammer toe, right foot; chondroma, right shoulder), Sydney, 8 March 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 77 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BLATCH Bertie William |