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William Eric BLACKSHAW

Regimental number5759
Place of birthGlebe, New South Wales
SchoolGlebe, Forest Lodge and Hurstville Public Schools, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSalesman
AddressCarroon, The Avenue, Hurstville, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 8"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Alfred Leslie Blackshaw, Carroon, The Avenue, Hurstville, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date5 February 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameLight Horse Brigade Train 2, Reinforcement 5
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/96/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 10 April 1915
FateKilled in Action 8 November 1917
Place of death or woundingGaza, Palestine
Date of death8 November 1917
Age at death26
Place of burialBeersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 24), Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
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Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Elizabeth Heugh BLACKSHAW. Native of Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Reported for duty and taken on strength as 5th Reinforcements, 6th Company Army Service Corps, Maadi, 23 May 1915; transferred to Supply Section, 10 November 1915.

Proceeded to Serapeum, 16 February 1916.

Transferred to 5th Light Horse Regiment, 26 March 1916.

Proceeding on detachment to Kantara, 7 June 1916.

Reverted to Private at own request, 27 November 1916.

To Rest Camp, Port Said, 19 August 1917; returned to unit and taken on strength, 29 August 1917.

Killed in action, 8 November 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BLACKSHAW William Eric

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