
| Regimental number | 559 |
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | School teacher |
| Address | Wagin, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Sister, Margaret Brown, Blackburn, Wagin, Western Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, E Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 434 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: [31] Lt Arthur Seaforth BLACKBURN VC, 10th Bn, returned to Australia, 16 October 1916; Lt Colonel Charles Bickerton BLACKBURN OBE, Australian Army Medical Corps, returned to Australia, 14 March 1919. |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |