Regimental number | 2577 |
Place of birth | Rockhampton Queensland |
School | Rockhampton Grammar School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Pastoralist |
Address | Victoria Parade, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Blair, Victoria Parade, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Flying Corps |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bailleul, Belgium |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 50), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 188 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Roll of Honour, Shrine of Memories, Anzac Square, Brisbane, Queensland. Parents: John and Elizabeth BLAIR, Enfield, Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3538 Pte Charles riggall BLAIR, 45th Bnm returned to Australia, 4 January 1919. |
Other details | Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |