Regimental number | 275 |
Place of birth | Brisbane Queensland |
School | State School, Gympie, and Grammar School, (?) Brisbane, Qld |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Jones Hill, Gympie, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Next of kin | Brother, George Barlow Black, Jones Hill, Gympie, Queensland |
Previous military service | At age 11 he was made Trumpeter to the Gympie Mounted Infantry, Queensland Defence Force, and served for 3 years. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | nr Sailly-le-Sec, Somme sector, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 43.4 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 43 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 8), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 135 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Adam and Margaret BLACK. Native of Brisbane, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |