Regimental number | 5337 |
Place of birth | Leonards Hill, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clicker |
Address | 15 Service Street, Coburg, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A M Blackwood, 15 Service Street, Coburg, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row I, Grave No. 19), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 52 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Amelia BLACKWOOD, Service Street, Coburg, Victoria. |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 1128 Pte CM CARTER, 23rd Bn, killed in action, 5 May 1917; 985 J O'NEILL, 28th Bn, killed in action, 28 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |