"Greater love hath no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends"
Thomas and Lily had four children, Winifred Rose Blakeway (later Cooper) born September 11th 1903 in Sydney NSW; William George Blakeway born March 6th 1907 in Barcaldine Qld; Ella Maud Blakeway born 1910; and Robert Skelton Blakeway born June 18th 1915 in Jericho Qld.
Thomas died in 1959 in Bundaberg, Qld.
Queenslanders who fought in the Great War
Courtesy of Chris Comuzzo-Albertson
Thomas died in 1959 in Bundaberg, Qld.
Queenslanders who fought in the Great War
Courtesy of Chris Comuzzo-Albertson
BLANEY, Pierce EdmondService no 147
Driver 31st Battalion Brother of Florence BLANEY Of Menzies, George Street, Brisbane, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Surveyor Enlisted 02 July 1915 in Brisbane, Qld. Served in Egypt and Western Front Returned to Australia 05 April 1919 www.awm.gov.au DA11553 |