| Regimental number | 2119 |
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 35 Elgin Street, Carlton, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 3.5" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Bleazby, 35 Elgin Street, Carlton, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of toe) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 19), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Amy BLEAZBY. Native of Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to No 1 Auxiliary hospital, Helipolis, 24 December 1915 (bronchitis); discharged to duty, 29 December 1915. Taken on strength, 22nd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 8 January 1916. Found guilty, 20 March 1916, of being absent without leave: awarded 10 days' confined to barracks, and forfeited 1 day's pay under royal Warrant. Found guilty, 25 March 1916, of (1) inattention in the ranks whilst on parade; (2) disobedience of orders on parade: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2. Taken on strength, 58th Bn, Ferry Post, 4 April 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, Ferry Post, 4 April 1916. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, South Head, 13 May 1916, and transferred same day to 14th Field Ambulance (Board case); to 8th Field Ambulance, 15 May 1916 (deformed toe), and transferred same day to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station ('no disease'); discharged to unit, 17 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on Red Cross File No 420802: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-1919.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BLEAZBY George
Red Cross File No 420802 |
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