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William Thomas BLOXHAM

Regimental number4595
Place of birthHook Norton, Oxfordshire, England
SchoolNational Schools, Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England
Age on arrival in Australia26
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAccountant
Addressc/o Dean And Smith Ltd, Upper Horton, Barraba, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Bloxham, Hook Horton, Banbury Oxford, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 9 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of death or woundingBroodseinde, Passchendaele, Belgium
Date of death8 October 1917
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialPasschendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row A, Grave No. 13), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
84
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Leonard and Elizabeth BLOXHAM, The Grounds Farm, Hook Norton, Oxon, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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