Regimental number | 4029 |
Place of birth | Beechworth, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Barnawartha, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Blume, Barnawartha PO, Barnawartha via Beechworth, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | No 4 Tunnelling Company and 1st Reinforcements (May 1916) |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/13/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 3021 Pte Clarence Howard BLUME, 39th Bn, killed in action, 30 September 1918; 3022 Pte Francis Conrad BLUME, 39th Bn, returned to Australia, 28 November 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Demosthenes', 27 July 1917; discharged (wounded: gun shot wound: left forearm, right foot, right leg, left shoulder, neck), Melbourne, 18 February 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
Miscellaneous details | Mother's address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Baarmutha, Vixctoria. |
Date of death |