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Horace William Digby BLESSLEY

Regimental number1879
Place of birthNilma, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address52 Armadale Street, Northcote, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sophia A Blessley, 32 Armadale Street, Northcote, Victoria
Enlistment date6 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 8 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 May 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Horace William
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death7 February 1936

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