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William BLIGHT

Regimental number329
Date of birth18 November 1895
Place of birthRichmond, Victoria
SchoolBrighton Street State School, Richmond, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlasterer
Address39 Brighton Street, East Richmond, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Hugh Blight, 39 Brighton Street, East Richmond, Victoria
Enlistment date26 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 January 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Other detailsWar service: Egypt, Gallipoli (September until the evacuation, December 1915), on board the 'Southland' when it was torpedoed, France (wounded at Pozieres).
Date of death16 March 1965

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