Regimental number | 38028 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland |
School | Carrick Academy, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 16.5 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Cobden Street, Kew, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 115 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Blair, Cobden Street, Kew, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets and the Citizen Military Forces, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Hawthorn, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 31 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/128/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Frechencourt Communal Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 9), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Margaret Hunter BLAIR, 'Craigmore', 70 Cobden Street, Kew, Victoria, Austalia. Native of Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BLAIR Archibald |