Regimental number | 1236 |
Place of birth | Hamilton, Victoria |
School | State School, Hamilton, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Drover |
Address | Hamilton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Blackney, Ballarat Road, Hamilton, Victoria |
Previous military service | 71st Infantry; Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Hamilton, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 8), Ploegsteert Wood, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 130 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Hamilton Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Annie and the late John Henry G. BLACKNEY, Ballarat Road, Hamilton, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |