Regimental number | 7726 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
School | Crystal Street, Petersham and Fort Street Boys High School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Law clerk |
Address | 24 Catherine Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, R.A. Black, 24 Catherine Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Bombardier |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 5, Brigade Ammunition Column |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/33/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A45 Bulla on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Division Artillery |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Promotion date: HON LT Promotion date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
Only son of Robert Alexander and Sarah (nee Smaills) Black. Served in Egypt and France. Went to Officers School at St. John Wood, United Kingdom. Commissioned Second Lieutenant No. 66/3180. Suffered from gassing in France. Invalided 7 June 1919 Ref. No. R29645. Worked as an Articled Clerk to Windeyer Fawl and Windeyer. In 1922 took up grazing property at Hill End, New South Wales. Was Shire Councillor of Turon Shire Council. Promoted Lieutenant, 1 January 1922. |
Miscellaneous details | Name given on Embarkation Roll as Nobel Alexander BLACK. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Roseville Crematorium, Sydney, New South Wales |