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John Carruthers BLACKETT

Regimental number1109
Place of birthNelson, New Zealand
SchoolNelson College, New Zealand
Age on arrival in Australia32
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinMrs. Elizabeth Charlotte Blackett, College Hill, Nelson, New Zealand
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 October 1914
Place of enlistmentRosehill, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentLance Corporal
Unit name2nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHe was a cable operator for the Eastern Extension and Pacific Cable Companies. He left Fiji in 1914 to enlist in the AIF.
FateKilled in Action 15 May 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death15 May 1915
Age at death33
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialLone PIne Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 13), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
31
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John George and Elizabeth Charlotte BLACKETT. Native of Nelson, New Zealand
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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