Place of birth | Sydney |
School | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales |
Religion | Jewish |
Occupation | Law clerk |
Address | 8 Challis Avenue, Potts Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Aaron Blashki, 8 Challis Avenue, Potts Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in Cadets, and as Lieutenant in the 10th Battery, Artillery, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Reinforcement 7 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Persia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', 3rd Supplement (15 May 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 140 (27 August 1917). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107, 1 June 1917; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 4 October 1917. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Menin Road, nr Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No. 15), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 18 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Aaron and Minnie BLASHKI, Sydney, New South Wales |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |