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John Thomas BLOWER

Regimental number7345
Place of birthSouth Normanton, Derbyshire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
Address26 Raleigh Street, Randwick, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Joh Charles Blower, Church Street, South Normantown, Derbyshire, England
Enlistment date19 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name7th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 5
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/26/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of Victoria on 31 March 1916
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 19 December 1915 - 7th Field Company Engineers, 5th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 7th FCE, 5 September 1916. Mortally wounded, 14 November 1916.
FateDied of wounds 16 November 1916
Place of death or woundingFlers-Guedecourt sector, Fance
Date of death14 November 1916
Age at death26
Place of burialDartmoor Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 9), Becordel-Becourt, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
23
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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