Bernard BLEND

Regimental number1459
Place of birthCanning Town, London, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShearer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, D Blend, Chapple Street, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Enlistment date19 November 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 19 November 1914 - 3rd Bn, 2nd Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 3rd Bn, 5 April 1915.
FateKilled in Action 07-12 August 1915
Place of death or woundingLone Pine, Gallipoli
Date of death07-12 August 1915 ; secondary dod: 12/08/1915
Age at death21
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Special Memorial C.10), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
35
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Mr D. BLEND, 174 Jules Street, Jeppes, Johannesburg, South Africa
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal