Regimental number | 3052 |
Place of birth | South Yarra, Victoria |
School | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Wooloowin, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Richard P Blundell, 'Lowesby', Balmain Street, Wooloowin, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets and the Artillery, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 47th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/64/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 20 |
Place of burial | Wytschaete Military Cemetery (Plot IA, Row A, Grave No. 2), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 143 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard Piers and Isobel Agnes Piers BLUNDELL. Native of Brisbane, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |