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Ernest BLAIR

Regimental number216
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationTypist
AddressHider Street, Warrnambool, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, E G Blair, Hider Street, Warrnambool, Victoria
Enlistment date9 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameVeterinary Section 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number27/27/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A30 Borda on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollStaff Sergeant
Unit from Nominal RollAIF Headquarters
FateReturned to Australia 27 August 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 4981 Pte Robert Harcourt BLAIR, 24th Bn, killed in action, 3 May 1917.
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death4 June 1934

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