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John Victor BLACK

Regimental number244
Place of birthPitsworth Queensland
SchoolAllora State School, Qld
Other trainingTeachers' College, Brisbane, Qld
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSchool teacher
AddressState School, Amby via Roma, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Black, Amby via Roma, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 April 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 24 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozi?res, France
Date of death5 August 1916
Age at death23.1
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialCourcelette British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 29), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
106
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Annie Winifred BLACK, Sunbury, Croydon Junction, Maryborough, Queensland. Native of Milmerran, Queensland

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