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Walter BLACKMAN

Regimental number6365
Place of birthRainham, Kent, England
SchoolNational School, England
Age on arrival in Australia34
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o Miss Kitney, Clarendom Street, Gore Hill, North Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinFather, Mr F Blackman, 149 Station Road, Rainham, Kent, England
Previous military serviceServed 12 years in the Royal Navy, enlisting in the Boy Service.
Enlistment date6 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 9 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 May 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death30 May 1918
Age at death39
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialLe Grand Hasard Military Cemetery (Plot 4, Row D, Grave No. 9), Morbecque, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
39
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Frederick BLACKMAN, 149 Station Road, Rainham, Kent
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous details12 YEARS ROYAL NAVY

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