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Joseph BLACKER

Regimental number2830
Place of birthLaunceston, Tasmania
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCaretaker
AddressPerth, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinWife, Mrs J H Blacker, c/o Mrs F Quaffe, Victoria Park, Western Australia
Enlistment date7 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 6
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 30 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death3 June 1950

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