Regimental number | 5991 |
Place of birth | Stockwell, Victoria |
School | Patrick St State School, Stawell, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Printer |
Address | Coomeerdale, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Next of kin | Brother, Frederick Blanchard, Mine Manager, Chiltern, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 5591 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of wounds while a POW, Germany. |
Fate | Died whilst a Prisoner of War |
Place of death or wounding | Germany |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 42 |
Place of burial | Cabaret Rough British Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row J, Grave No. 30), Souchez, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 78 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Theresa BLANCHARD. Born at Stawell, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1891 Pte Theophile Antoine BLANCHARD, 14th Bn, killed in action, Pozie?res, France, 9 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |