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John Manly BLOOMFIELD

Regimental number4978
Place of birthBrookvale, Sydney, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarter
AddressPittwater Road, Manly (Brookvale), Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Bloomfield, Pittwater Road, Manly (Brookvale), Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date19 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 5 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 August 1918
Place of death or woundingMont St Quentin, France
Date of death31 August 1918
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialHem Farm Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 28), Hem-Monacu, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Manly West Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: Eliza and the late Samuel (d. 21 November 1848; b. 20 December 1908, aged 60; bu. Manly West Cemetery) BLOOMFIELD, Brookvale, New South Wales~
Family/military connectionsCousin: 4362 Pte William Richard BLOOMFIELD, 20th Bn, died of wounds, 7 February 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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