Reuben John Blechynden (1895 - 1981)

Born 1895 in Blackwood, Western Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy Hope (Munyard) Blechynden — married 1923 in Perth, Western Australia

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Birth registration : (1841-1932) ^[1]
Surname Given Names | Father | Mother | Place | Number | and Year
Blechynden Reuben John | Arthur |Chapman Clara | Blackwood | 447 | 1895

1914-1915 Star AIF Attestation p.25 Embarkation 1916 RMS Mongolia

Interned by the Enemy. (1917, ) ^[2] — Pte. Reuben Blechynden writes, 20th April, heading his letter :

"This is being dropped over our lines by a Taube. "

He says: "I am now a prisoner of war, with others. We are being treated well; and the German and Turkish officers are very kind. As far as I know, all the men in our company were killed or wounded, and some of us were at last taken prisoners.
I will write every chance I get, and I think your letters will be forwarded me here.
Please don't worry, as we are quite O.K." Pte. Reuben is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Blechynden, Blackwood road, Bridgetown.

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TWO SONS of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Blechynden, Bridgetown. ^[3]
TROOPER R. J. BLECHYNDEN. (Prisoner of war in Turkey.)
and
PTE. L. T. BLECHYNDEN. (Died of wounds on July 1.)

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Studio portrait of two Australian ex-Prisoners of War (POW), 2812 Trooper (Tpr) Reuben John Blechynden, Imperial Camel Corps, from Bridgetown, Western Australia, on left, and 1351 Signaller (Sig) Duncan Leslie Richardson, 1st Light Horse Regiment, from Broken Hill, NSW, on right. . . . .

(1919,) Trooper Reuben Blechynden, ^[4] who recently arrived in Fremantle after many months as a prisoner of war in Turkey, will be compelled to remain an inmate of the Base Hospital for at least six weeks.

The 10th Light Horse Regiment - WA.

Marriage registration : (1841-1936) ^[1]
Surname Given Names Sex | Spouse Surname | Given Names Sex | District | Number | Year
Blechynden Reuben J Male | Munyard | Dorothy H Female | Perth | 78 | 1923

Busselton St Mary's Church

Blechynden, Dorothy Hope (nee Munyard) . 1897 - 1979

Blechynden, Reuben John . 1895 - 1981

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016457PD: The winning South West Districts display team at the 1929 Perth Royal Show. - (photo)
and from Catalogue Summary Published caption: The winning South West Team. Back row (left to right): W. Hornby (Manjimup), V. C. Mitchell, chairman (Donnybrook), Jas Ramage (Patterson & Co.), ? Cullen, chief organiser (Bridgetown), W. M. Jenkins (Balingup), Wm Mattram (Manjimup), R. Blechynden (Mullalyup), Front row: H. Doust (Bridgetown), S. Cullen, A. Whittaker (Upper Blackwood), Master H. Ramage. ^[5]

A major highlight of the 1929 Centenary Show was the first District Display held in the newly completed Centenary Pavilion. Delegates from country agricultural societies were grouped into districts to compete in the District Display. 1,000 pounds was allocated as prize money and to help meet costs. (Adversity and Achievement by Cooper, Moore & White, p.200)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Pioneers Index wa.gov format change 1906/1954
2. ↑ News and Notes. (1917, June 15). The Blackwood Times
   (Greenbushes, WA : 1905 - 1955), p. 2. Retrieved May 5, 2021
3. ↑ ILLUSTRATED SECTION (1917, September 14). Western Mail
   (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), p. 19. Retrieved September 23, 2019
4. ↑ PERSONAL. (1919, April 12). South Western Times
   (Bunbury, WA : 1917 - 1929), p. 7. Retrieved May 5, 2021
5. ↑ (1929, October 6). Truth
   (Perth, WA : 1903 - 1931), p. 16. Retrieved February 28, 2024