John Douglas BLACK

Regimental number2718
Place of birthGranville New South Wales
SchoolBurwood Commercial School, NSW
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
AddressThe Avenue, Granville, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, J Black, The Avenue, Granville, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed as 2nd Lieutenant in the Senior Cadets, NSW.
Enlistment date26 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozi?res, France
Date of death22-27 July 1916 ; secondary dod: 22/07/1916
Age at death18.2
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 27), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial		39
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: John and Jane BLACK, "Donside", The Avenue, Granville, New South Wales
Miscellaneous details2LT SENIOR CADETS