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William Frederick BLACKER

Regimental number4753
Place of birthWilcannia New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressSouth Broken Hill, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mildred May Blacker, Hebbard Street, South Broken Hill, New South Wales
Enlistment date19 February 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 19 February 1917 - 32nd Bn, 13th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 43rd Bn, 24 December 1917.
FateKilled in Action 22 July 1918
Date of death22 July 1918
Age at death27
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row F, Grave No. 10), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
136
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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