| Regimental number | 524 |
| Date of birth | 14 January 1896 |
| 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 | 1 December 1914 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 2 December 1914 |
| 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 12 September 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 27 July 1919 |
| 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 | 21 July 1974 |
| Age at death | 78 |
| Place of burial | Rookwood Crematorium, Lidcombe, New South Wales (UP163) Garden of Remembrance War Graves Wall 28, Panel L |
