Regimental number | 1897 |
Place of birth | Norwood, South Australia |
School | Sturt Street Public School; Adelaide High School, South Australia |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Frenchpolisher |
Address | Milnor Street, Richmond, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Alice Blundell, Milnor Street, Richmond, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Morea on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 5314 Pte Reginald Alfred John BLUNDELL, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 14 January 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Wounded in action (1) 4 August 1916, at Pozieres, France; invalided to Beasufort War Hospital, Bristol, England; (2) 4 November 1917, at Zonnebeke, Ypres, Belgium; invalided to Brighton Hospital, England. Disembarked in Australia, February 1918; discharged (medically unfit), August 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |