Regimental number | 5759 |
Place of birth | Glebe, New South Wales |
School | Glebe, Forest Lodge and Hurstville Public Schools, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | Carroon, The Avenue, Hurstville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 135 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, Alfred Leslie Blackshaw, Carroon, The Avenue, Hurstville, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Light Horse Brigade Train 2, Reinforcement 5 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/96/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gaza, Palestine |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 26 |
Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 24), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth Heugh BLACKSHAW. Native of Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Reported for duty and taken on strength as 5th Reinforcements, 6th Company Army Service Corps, Maadi, 23 May 1915; transferred to Supply Section, 10 November 1915. Proceeded to Serapeum, 16 February 1916. Transferred to 5th Light Horse Regiment, 26 March 1916. Proceeding on detachment to Kantara, 7 June 1916. Reverted to Private at own request, 27 November 1916. To Rest Camp, Port Said, 19 August 1917; returned to unit and taken on strength, 29 August 1917. Killed in action, 8 November 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BLACKSHAW William Eric |