Regimental number | 631 |
Place of birth | Rochester, South Australia |
School | Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Saddleworth, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Ann Blucher, Saddleworth, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row C, Grave No. 7), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 136 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Saddleworth Cemetery, South Australia. Parents: C.W.H. and Margaret Anna (d. 23 December 1925, aged 52; bu. Saddleworth) BLUCHER, Saddleworth, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 57504 Pte Henry Perrier BLUCHER, 1st Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, returned to Australia, 16 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |