Regimental number | 180 |
Place of birth | Sandringham, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Painter |
Address | St Auburn's Avenue, Balaclava, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, Clarence Blencowe, St Auburn's Avenue, Balaclava, Victoria |
Previous military service | V.S. Regiment (2.5 years) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | South Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 6), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 43 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Abraham and Annie BLENCOWE; husband of Mary Pellitt (formerly BLENCOWE), 22 Corsair Street, Richmond, Victoria. Native of Sandringham, Victoria~ |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6764 Sergeant Clarence George BLENCOWE, 23rd Bn, killed in action, St Quentin, France, 1 September 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 April 1915. Killed in action, Dardanelles, 25 April 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BLENCOWE Lewis |