Regimental number | 815 |
Place of birth | Kyneton, Victoria |
School | High School, Kyneton, Victoria |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Mollison Street, Kyneton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, William Thomas Blair, Mollison Street, Kyneton, Victoria |
Previous military service | 49th Infantry; Served with the 100th and 55th Senior Cadets, Kyneton; and as a Lieutenant in the 49th (Prahran) Infantry Regiment, Citizen Military Forces, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 20.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Stand Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 8), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 129 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Thomas and Elizabeth BLAIR, Mollison Street, Kyneton, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |