BLUNDELL  G.W.

Given Names:  George William

               

Service Number:  3027

Unit:  5th Battalion, 10th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  22 Yrs  1 Mth

Occupation:  Plumber                                                                                                     

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  7¼ In                  

Weight:  140 Lbs

Chest:  33-35½ In

Hair:  Dark

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fair

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  12/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  George Blundell

20 Kent Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                            

Embarkation Date:  29/9/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  RMS Osterley

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Nestor   

Embarked:  22/7/1917                               

Disembarked:  24/9/1917

Unit:  5th Battalion                                                                                                                        

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  27/10/1917                     

Place: 

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  4

British War Medal:  19910

Victory Medal:  19782

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1893

Place:  Farmborough, England                 

Father:  George William BLUNDELL         

Mother:  Eliza HINES

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1919     

Place:  Victoria

Spouse: Linda Mabel WHITE

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 19/4/1974                                 

Place: Heidelberg, Victoria                      

Burial:  Fawkner Memorial Park, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 25/7/1916; gun shot wound, right arm

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

St Hilary's Church

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary