Regimental number | 2375 |
Place of birth | Bemboka New South Wales |
School | Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Bemboka, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Edward George Black, Bemboka, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 55th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Hermies Hill British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 24/28), France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward George and Margaret Dora BLACK, Bemboka, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1995 Driver William Charles BLACK MM, 14th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 22 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |