Fredrick Edward Blieschke

Rank: Private

Service No: 5313

Unit: 27^th Infantry Battalion

Fredrick was born April 13^th in 1893. He was the third son of Carl and Bertha Blieschke.

On leaving school he worked on the family farm with his father and brother. On April 24^th 1916 he enlisted in the Australia Imperial Force. On the 28^th August 1916 he left Adelaide aboard the “Ballarat”  and arrived in Plymouth on the 30^th September. He trained with the 7^th Training Battalion until the 16^th November and then travelled to France via Folkestone. He spent more time training at Etaples until he was taken on strength by he 27^th Battalion on the 28^th December.

Just over 2 weeks later he was wounded in action on January 11^th 1917 and died of this wounds on January 13^th 1917, at the 36^th Casualty Clearing Station .

He is buried at the Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-Lábbe.