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BLAYNEY, William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1791 |
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Enlisted: | 13 January 1916, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Croydon, Queensland, Australia , 31 December 1894 |
Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
Schooling: | Croydon State School, Croydon, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 August 1918, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Section IV, Row D, Grave 4. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Croydon War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
13 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1791, 41st Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland. | |
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16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1791, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1791, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane | |
4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1791, 41st Infantry Battalion, Gun Shot Wound to the right calf. |
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