| Regimental number | 1667 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Goolunga, South Australia |
| School | Adelaide High School, SA |
| Other training | University Training College, SA |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | School teacher |
| Address | Sydenham Road, Norwood, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Martha Blacket, Sydenham Road, Norwood, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces, SA. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
| Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: INF27 Promotion date: |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was killed by a German officer who had been taken prisoner. The officer pulled out a pistol, shot Blacket, and ran towards the German lines; he (the officer) was shot and killed. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Morlancourt, France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 23.9 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 6), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Martha J. BLACKET, Sailsbury, South Australia. Native of Koolunga, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Captain John Wesley BLACKET, 27th Bn, Mentioned in Despatches; killed in action, Messines, 4 July 1916. |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
