Samuel Henry BLACK

Regimental number263
Place of birthBenalla, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressWilson's Loose Bag, Benalla, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, William John Black, Wilson's Loose Bag, Benalla, Victoria
Enlistment date4 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 10, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/15/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 October 1917
Date of death5 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row G, Grave No. 1A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
177
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William John and Euphemia BLACK, Upotipotpoa, Benalla, Victoria