Regimental number | 5779 |
Place of birth | Glen Innes New South Wales |
School | State School, Beaudesert, Qld |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Sawmill labourer |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S A Wease, Camundra, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 27.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 12), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 55 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Sarah Ann WEASE (formerly BLUNT), Canungra, Queensland, and the late Mark BLUNT. Native of Beaudesert, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6960 Pte Joseph John BLUNT, 15th Bn, killed in action, France, 7 July 1917; Step-Brothers: Oliver WEASE, killed in action; 2 returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |