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Frederick William BLACKMORE

Regimental number1825
Place of birthDandenong, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMarket gardener
AddressThomas Street, Dandenong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Christina Blackmore, Thomas Street, Dandenong, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/15/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 23 September 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Date of death23 September 1917
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIV, Row C, Grave No. 15), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
174
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Christina Eliza BLACKMORE, Thomas Street, Dandenong, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCosin: 1669 Pte T HARRISN, killed in action, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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