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Edward BLACKMAN

Regimental number4750
Place of birthSmithfield, South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCleaner
AddressUnley, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinBrother, Thomas Blackman, Smithfield, South Australia
Previous military service76th Infantry
Enlistment date5 February 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 5 February 1917 - 32nd Bn, 13th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 48th Bn, 5 February 1918
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Place of death or woundingDernancourt, France
Date of death5 April 1918
Age at death19
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot X, Row G, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
145
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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