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Frederick Edward BLIESCHKE

Regimental number5313
Place of birthMurray Town, South Australia
SchoolMurraytown Public School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressMelrose, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Henry Blieschke, Melrose, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 13 January 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death13 January 1917
Age at death23
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot V, Row F, Grave No. 44), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
109
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Carl Heinrich and Paulina Bertha BLIESCHKE. Native of Melrose, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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