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Harry BLAIR

Regimental number4668
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
SchoolBlackfriars' (Catholic) School, Sydney, NSW
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address79 Rocheford Street, Erskineville, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinWife, Mrs E Blair, 79 Rocheford Street, Erskineville, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the AASC.
Enlistment date31 January 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 13 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 10 January 1918
Place of death or woundingBelgium
Date of death10 January 1918
Age at death35
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialGunners Farm Cemetery (Row P, Grave No. 9), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
82
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary BLAIR; husband of Emily BLAIR, 2 Morehead Street, Redfern, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: 10297 Pte Reginald Claude BLAIR, 2nd Field Ambulance, died of wounds, 31 August 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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