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Mark BLINMAN

Regimental number6044
Date of birth6 July 1891
Place of birthBeltana, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressSaltia, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.2
Height5' 6.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Charlotte Blinman, Saltia, via Quorn, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date29 September 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name27th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 6 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
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FateReturned to Australia 20 November 1918
Discharge date4 February 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 20 November 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, right hand), Adelaide, 4 February 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death22 July 1978
Age at death87
Place of burialMelrose Cemetery, Frome, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, BLINMAN Mark

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