Regimental number | 524 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Erskineville, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Boundary Rider |
Address | Stanmore, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs K Blackburn, 21 Corunna Road,Stanmore, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A58 Kabinga on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | BROTHER: Pte Horace Samuel BLACKBURN, No. 3657, 55th and 17th Battalions, killed in action 20 July 1916; BROTHER: Pte Robert Victor BLACKBURN, No. 20, 12th Light Horse, returned to Australia 14 March 1919 |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 78 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Crematorium, Lidcombe, New South Wales (UP163) Garden of Remembrance War Graves Wall 28, Panel L |