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Captain Gregory H. Blaxland
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Name : |
Gregory Hamilton Blaxland |
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Date of Birth : |
10th March 1896 |
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Place of Birth : |
Broken Hill, NSW |
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Occupation : |
Electrical Engineering Student |
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Date of Enlistment : |
16th December 1914 |
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Place of Enlistment : |
Fremantle, Western Australia |
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Flying Unit : |
2 Sqn AFC
1 Wing |
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Previous Unit : |
10th Australian Lighthorse |
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Service : |
Australian Flying Corps |
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Theatres : |
France |
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AIF Rank : |
Captain |
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Awards : |
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Victories : |
8 Aircraft |
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Service Nickname : |
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AIF Fate : |
Returned To Australia |
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Date of AIF Fate : |
15th March 1919 |
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Final Rank : |
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Date of Death : |
25th August 1969 |
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Place of Death : |
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Cause of Death : |
Natural Causes |
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Notes : |
Great grandson of the Australian explorer. |
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Blaxland's Victory List
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1918 - SE5a
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4 April |
B571 |
C. |
DES(F) |
Amiens-Corbie Rd(1) |
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6 April |
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C. |
DES |
Lamotte(2) |
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10 May |
B571 |
DFW C. |
OOC |
Morcourt |
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4 October |
D6903 |
Fokker DVII |
OOC |
Lille |
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14 October |
C1125 |
Fokker DVII |
DES(F) |
Grand Ennestieres |
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14 October |
C1125 |
Fokker DVII |
OOC |
Grand Ennestieres |
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18 October |
F5457 |
Fokker DVII |
DES |
S Tournai |
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28 October |
F5457 |
Fokker DVII |
DES(F) |
Blaton-Peruwelz(3) |
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4 November |
F5457 |
Fokker DVII |
OOC |
Houtaing |
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1. Shared with 2nd Lieutenant A.G. Clark D4329.
2. Shared with 2nd Lieutenant A.G. Clark, Lieutenant L.J. Primrose and Lieutenant A.L. Paxton.
3. 2 AFC claimed two aircraft who had pilots bail out, one by Captain G.H Blaxland and the other by Captain A.T. Cole. "Above the Trenches" records one German pilot who bailed out as Uffz M. Schell of Jasta 58.
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