Regimental number | 1224 |
School | Nott St State School, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Gripman |
Address | 61 Dow Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, Edward A J Blondett |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion Head-Quarters Staff |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted April 1915; arrived at Gallipoli in August and remained here until December 1915, when he was removed to hospital with frost-bitten hands and feet. Arrived in France April 1916; wounded at Bullecourt, 3 May 1917, was hospitalised in England for several months before returning to France. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Alfred James |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Birr Cross Roads Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 20), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 95 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edwin and Jane BLONDETT, East Brunswick, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |