Regimental number | 3248 |
Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria |
School | State School, Richmond, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Bootmaker |
Address | 20 Westgarth Street, Northcote, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Bloore, 20 Westgarth Street, Northcote, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3248A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 19), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Benjamin Grosvenor and Margaret BLOORE, 74 Gillies Street, Fairfield, Victoria. Native of Richmond, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Heliopolis, 21 December 1915 (not yet diagnosed); discharged, 3 January 1916. Taken on strength, 8th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, 22 February 1916; taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916. Detached to School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 29 April 1916; rejoined Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 30 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as BLORE. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BLOORE Leslie |