Regimental number | 1109 |
Place of birth | Nelson, New Zealand |
School | Nelson College, New Zealand |
Age on arrival in Australia | 32 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Mrs. Elizabeth Charlotte Blackett, College Hill, Nelson, New Zealand |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Rosehill, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was a cable operator for the Eastern Extension and Pacific Cable Companies. He left Fiji in 1914 to enlist in the AIF. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Lone PIne Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 13), Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 31 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John George and Elizabeth Charlotte BLACKETT. Native of Nelson, New Zealand |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |