Alick George Robus Blechynden (1892 - 1917)

Born 22 Feb 1892 in Beverley, Western Australia

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Died 28 Feb 1917 at age 25 in France

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Biography

YOUNG AUSTRALIA LEAGUE. - THE EASTERN STATES TOUR. ^[1]
THE SELECTED LADS. - (See Illustrations.) (1907, August 24). ^{[2] [3]}

The following list includes the names of all members of the Y.A.F.L. who have been included in the party which will sail for the Eastern States by the s.s. Kyarra on Saturday (to-day). An analysis of the list will show that West Australian born boys are best represented, the birth places of the lads being as follows:— Western Australia 15, Victoria 8, New South Wales 4, South Australia 2.
As the first object of the committee is to make the tour of educational value, a selection of candidates was aimed at, with a view to securing as many as possible who had never been away from the State. With three exceptions, all who have been born outside of Western Australia, arrived as children, too young to retain any recollections of their birth places. With the names of each lad is given town of birth, football record, and the school be represents in parentheses:—
Frank W. Buggins, Albany, W.A., (Subiaco), played in test against Newcastle. 1907.
Alick G. Blechynden, Beverley, W.A.. (North Fremantle), secretary school club, 1906 and 1907.
Harold S. Crawford, Perth (Newcastle street), captain first Australian team at his school, and first YAFL. premiers of the Perth division. One of the Perth representatives in combined tests against the goldfields. 1905-6.
Arthur G. Curlewis, Queenscliffe, Victoria, (Fremantle Boys), secretary White Gum Valley club 1905. Played in YAFL. championship team, 1906, captain Fremantle Boys, 1907.

John Joseph Simons (1882 - 1948) - and YAL

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1914-1915 Star AIF Attestation p.99

Killed in Action. - SERGT. ALICK BLECHYNDEN
On Monday last Mr. C. E. Blechynden received word from the military authorities that his son, Sergt. Alick Blechynden, had been killed in action in France on 28th February last.
The deceased, who was 25 years of age, was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Blechynden, of this town, and joined up as a private with the A.I.F. on the 15th March, 1915.
He served in the Gallipoli campaign, arriving there soon after the landing, where be was constantly in the trenches until he contracted fever, which necessitated his admission to hospital at Alexandria, and he was subsequently invalided home to the West.
After about three months sick leave he returned to duty in France, where he had been in active service up to the time of his death. When he visited his home about twelve months ago he held the rank of Lance-Corporal and was promoted to Corporal upon his return to duty, subsequently being raised to the rank of Sergeant about three months ago, and at the time of his death he had a good prospect of attaining commissioned rank.
We join with their many friends in extending to the bereaved parents and family our sincere sympathy in their sad loss.

Blechynden Births

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St Mary's Anglican Church, Beverley, and Lynch Gate

Birth registration : (1841-1932) ^[4]
Surname Given Names | Father | Mother | Place| Number | and Year
Blechyndon Alix George Rolus | Charley Edwin | Davis Caroline | Beverley | 448 | 1892

Embarkation Roll: June 1915 Jan 1916 NAA April 1916

Blechynden Alick George Robas | SERN 571
POB Beverley WA : POE Perth WA
NOK F Blechynden Charles Edward

Embarkation, Place and Ship : Fremantle and, HMAT Ascanius A11

Return, Place and Ship : Alexandria and, HMAT Ulysses A38

Embarkation, Place and Ship : Fremantle and, HMAT Aeneas A60

Beverley Boys at the Front. (1915, December 25). ^[5]

The following extracts, are from a letter received from Sergt. C. J. Skipworth, who is at present convalescing in hospital at Malta, where at time of writing November 11), he expected to spend Christmas:—

On the 30th September or thereabouts we had quite a meeting of Beverley boys. Albert Townsend and King Bellingham came round from Anzac to where we were posted and dug me up. After five or ten minutes I had a "dug out" full of them. There were the two above, Alex. Blechynden, Jack Burgoyne, Eddie Greay and his brother, J. T. Greene, (who used to be at Tom Jones' Hotel) and myself, making eight all told. We spent quite a pleasant couple of hours together.

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Beverley State School. (1918,) ^[6]
The unveiling ceremony in connection with the Honour Board recently presented to the school

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