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James Archibald BLACKSELL

Regimental number4986
Place of birthApsley, Victoria
SchoolState School, Apsley, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressHynam, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane M Blacksell, Hynam, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board A45 Bulla on 24 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied at Boulogne, France.
FateDied of wounds 31 July 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death5 August 1917
Age at death39.5
Place of burialBologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 53), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
136
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Jane BLACKSELL, Apsley, Victoria, Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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