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Charles Edward Blayney

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3/4 portrait of Captain Blayney of the Royal Flying Corps, probably from the Walsh Brothers' New Zealand Flying School at Kohimarama, Auckland, wearing a Military Cross ribbon below RFC wings. B [ls:35043] (Photographer: Herman Schmidt, ). Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 31-B4070. No known copyright.

3/4 portrait of Captain Blayney of the Royal Flying Corps, probably from the Walsh Brothers' New Zea …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    Blayney AWMM
  • Ingoa
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    WWI 1942 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

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  • Birth
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  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mr Job Blayney (father), Hawera, New Zealand AWMM
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Service

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Captain Blayney married Myrtle Alice Goodwin in 1919. His father, Job, a grocer, died while he was away at war in 1917. AWMM

Death

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