Regimental number | 2582 |
Place of birth | Limehouse, London, England |
Other Names | BLANKENSHIP, C |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Seaman |
Address | Loch Erin, Fore Street, Canterbury, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Blankenship, 7 Pixley Street, Limehouse, East London, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Name given on RoH circular as Charles BLANKENSHIP, 2nd Bn. Enlisted 21 June 1915 - 2nd Bn, 8th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 2nd Bn, 4 November 1915. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, France |
Age at death | 26 |