Regimental number | 19778 |
Place of birth | Daylesford, Victoria |
School | Maryborough State School; Melbourne Grammar School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | c/o Flagstaff Hotel, High Street, Maryborough, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Father, J Blackburne, c/o Flagstaff Hotel, High Street, Maryborough, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 30 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/36/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | River Ancre, Somme sector, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | Bonny Communal Cemetery Extension (Row A, Grave No. 32), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Martha Jane BLACKBURNE, Maryborough, VIctoria. Native of Daylesford, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |