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Edward Parnell BLIGH

Regimental number380
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationReporter and printer
AddressDalby, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinMother, Mrs Katherine Angela Bligh, Patrick Street, Dalby, Queensland
Enlistment date20 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
FateKilled in Action 10 April 1918
Date of death10 April 1918
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row S, Grave No. 20), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
118
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard John and Kathleen Angela BLIGH, Dalby, Queensland. Native of Boothulla Station Charleville, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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