Regimental number | 3258 |
Place of birth | Bathurst New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Locomotive driver |
Address | Grafton Street, Goulburn, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Blackett, Grafton Street, Goulburn, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 55th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2868 Pte Lancelot Charles BLACKETT, 58th Bn, returned to Australia, 27 July 1917; 8744/3003 Pte Percy James BLACKETT, 3rd Australian Light Railway Operating Company, returned to Australia, 1 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Crematorium |