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BLAKEWAY, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 816, 357, 2833, 1823 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 January 1902 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia , 30 December 1876 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Cunnamulla State School, Queensland, Australia and private Governesses |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 6 July 1957, aged 80 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bundaberg General Cemetery, Queensland General Section RSS, Grave No A2276. |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 357, Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 816, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
| 18 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 357, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900. | |
| 10 Aug 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 357, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901. | |
| 2 Jan 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 816, Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
| 19 Feb 1902: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 816, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 522 notes 1st BACH embarked at Sydney 18 Feb 1902 aboard Custodian arriving Durban 19 Mar 1902. | |
| 19 Aug 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 816, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 522 notes 1st BACH embarked at Durban 11 Jul 1902 aboard Drayton Grange returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 13 Aug 1902, disbanded 19 Aug 1902. |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2833, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Place of Enlistment, Rockhampton, Queensland. | |
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| 8 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1823, 11th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mongolia, Sydney | |
| 8 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1823, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 4 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Corporal. |
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