Regimental number | 6379 |
Place of birth | Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England |
School | North Eastern County School, Barnard Castle, Co Durham, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 31 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | Busselton, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Brother, L M Blenkinsop, Busselton, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Australian Army Service Corps 16th Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/104/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Company, Australian Army Service Corps |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Spent 10 years in the USA ranching and railway constructing before coming to Australia. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Charleroi, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 40 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | Charleroi Communal Cemetery (Row R, Grave No. 20), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 151 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Robert and Jessie BLENKINSOP, 36 Coquet Terrace, North Horton, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
Medals |
Military Medal 'Devotion to duty on Gallipoli. Present on HT "Southland" when Torpedoed.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |