Regimental number | 376 |
Place of birth | Narrabri New South Wales |
School | Hillgrove Public School, Armidale, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 22 North Avenue, Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Janet May Blackwell, 'Milton', Laurel Street, Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Signaller |
Unit name | 5th Light Horse Regiment, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board TRANSPORT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Signaller |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Shell Ground Cemetery (Plot II, Row K, Grave No. 8), Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ernest Valentine and Janet Mary BLACKWELL, 'Alberta', Archer Street, Chatswood, New South Wales. Native of Narrabri, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 186 Harold Ernest Rupert BLACKWELL, 19th Bn, killed in action, Gallipoli, 23 October 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |