Arthur Noel (Boy) Blayney (1898–1917)
Ar t h u r No e l Rus selle Blay n ey was born at St. Kilda, Victoria, on 21st May, 1898. He was the son of Mr. Oliver Blayney and Mrs. Blanche Maud Blayney, and was educated at the Brighton Grammar School and the Church of England Grammar School, Ballarat.
He joined the service of the Bank on 12th April, 1915, at Flinders Street West, and on 12th April, 1916, was transferred to Richmond, Victoria.
In May, 1916, he enlisted at the age of eighteen, and embarked with the 6th Reinforcements of the 58th Battalion on the “Nestor,” his number being 2745.
He was promoted to the rank of lance-sergeant in August, 1916, and was killed in action by shell fire on 26th September, 1917, while defending the line at Polygon Wood, near Ypres.
Original Publication
Additional Resources
- World War I service record, item B2455, BLAYNEY A N R (National Archives of Australia)
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Blayney, Arthur Noel (Boy)
- Blayney, Blanche Maud D. (mother)
- Blayney, Oliver (father)
- Blayney, Nancy Mary (sister)
Citation details
'Blayney, Arthur Noel (Boy) (1898–1917)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/blayney-arthur-noel-boy-21678/text31853, accessed 18 April 2024.
Arthur Blayney, c.1916 photographer unknown
from Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
Life Summary [details]
Birth
21 May,
1898
St Kilda, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
26 September,
1917
(aged 19)
Polygon Wood,
Belgium
Cause of Death
Religious Influence
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