Regimental number | 4351 |
Place of birth | Parkside, South Australia |
School | Le Fevre Peninsula Public School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Civil servant, SAR |
Address | Cavindish Street, Semaphore, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ada Blackham, Cavindish Street, Semaphore, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Dartmoor Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 49), Becordel-Becourt, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in North Road Church of England Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. Parents: Richard Spottswood and Ada BLACKHAM, 8 Harriet Street, Croydon, South Australia. Native of Parkside, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |