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James Joseph BLOCKLEY

Regimental number4070
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
SchoolMount Cook School, Wellington, New Zealand
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMaster plumber
AddressDenman, New South Wales
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation41
Height5' 6.75"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M.A. Morris, Stanley Street, Hawkes Bay, Wanneirke, New Zealand
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 November 1915
Place of enlistmentCasula, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 14 January 1917
Place of death or woundingAt sea
Age at death41
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength of 15th Field Company, Tel el Kebir, 18 March 1916.

Marched out of Garrison Camp, Zeitoun, 21 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Admitted to No 5 Divisional Rest Station, 4 October 1916 (chronic appendicitis); transferred to No 15 Field Ambulance, 4 October 1916; to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 10 October 1916 (gastritis); to No 15 Ambulance Train, 24 October 1916; to No 13 General Hospital, Boulogne, no date stated; to England, 26 October 1916; to No 3 London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 28 October 1917; discharged, 14 January 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Kanowna', 14 January 1917 (abscess, right side).

Died on board HS 'Kanowna', 28 February 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death28 February 1917
Age at death44
Place of burialFremantle Cemetery, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, BLOCKLEY James Joseph

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