Regimental number | 2871 |
Place of birth | Picton New South Wales |
School | Night School, Mittagong, NSW |
Other training | Rifle Club, Mittagong |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Daisy Downs, Colo Vale, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, John Francis Blatch, Daisy Downs, Colo Vale, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 60th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/77/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | New Irish Farm Cemetery (Plot XXXII, Row B, Grave No. 18), St. Jean-Les-Ypres |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Francis and Grace BLATCH. Native of Picton, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |