Leslie Eldridge Blunden (1887 - abt. 1963)

Born 7 Sep 1887 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Ancestors

Died about 28 Jan 1963 at about age 75 in Claremont, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa

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Biography

Leslie Eldridge Blunden was born on 7 Sep 1887 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, son of John Eldridge Blunden (1856–1920) and Lucy Mary (White) Blunden (1855–1948). ^[1]

World War I Service

Leslie Blunden is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Leslie Blunden served in the Australian Imperial Force in World War I
Service started: 15 May 1915
Unit(s): 15th Infantry Battalion
Service ended: no details of fate entered on nominal roll

Leslie Eldridge BLUNDEN was working as a Draftsman, living at Denison Street, Rockhampton, Queensland, when he started the process of enlistment^[2] in the Australian Imperial Force on Saturday, 15 May 1915 and served with the 15th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement, in World War I. Service Number: 2336.

Leslie Eldridge BLUNDEN was 27 when his unit embarked. Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 *Shropshire* on 20 August 1915

He served with 15th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement, .

Birth Place Rockhampton, Queensland

Enlistment Place Brisbane, Queensland

Next of Kin Lucy Blunden (mother)

Enlisted May 1915 and served at Gallipoli and France.

Demobilised in England in October 1919.

Marriage - Death registration shows status as "widower"

Leslie died about 28 Jan 1963 in Claremont, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa, aged about 75.. ^[3]

Burial ^[4]

Name: Leslie Eldridge Blunden

Event Type: Burial

Event Date: 30 Jan 1963

Event Place: Cape Province, South Africa

Sex: Male

Age: 74

Birth Year (Estimated): 1889

Death Date: 28 Jan 1963

Probate ^[5]

Name: Leslie Eldridge Blunden

Event Type: Probate

Event Date: from 1962 to 1966

Event Place: Cape Province, South Africa

Death Date: 28 Jan 1963

Spouse's Name: Mildred Margaret

Research Notes

• From a review of military records it seems that Leslie remained in England after the war, as he had been working there prior to being demobbed, and he had ongoing employment.
• UNSW name is Leslie BLUNDELL, however on the AWM site the correct name of BLUNDEN is given https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10818647

Sources

1. ↑ *BIRTH QLD. Births ,Deaths and Marriages. 1887/C/9600 Leslie Eldridge Blunden F= John Blunden M= Lucy Mary White District
2. ↑ University of New South Wales AIF Project: World War I 2336: Leslie Eldridge BLUNDELL accessed on 30 Jan 2024.
   See also: National Archives Australia: 8380232
3. ↑ "South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDWJ-YGMM : 26 October 2020), Leslie Eldridge Blunden, 1963. Digital Folder Number: 102346202 Image Number: 00049 Record Number: 7
4. ↑ "South Africa, Cape Province, Cemetery Records, 1886-2010", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78J3-K8ZM : 1 April 2020), Leslie Eldridge Blunden, 1963.
5. ↑ "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HFMB-MGZM : 27 April 2020), Leslie Eldridge Blunden, 1962-1966. Digital Folder Number: 007735066 Image Number: 00195 Record Number: 6