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Edwin West BLACKWELL

Regimental number508
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressChatham Street, Randwick, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinMrs Willets, Lake Road, Davenport, Auckland, New Zealand
Enlistment date24 August 1914
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 1, Brigade Ammunition Column
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A8 Argyllshire on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollBombardier
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Division Ammunition Column
FateReturned to Australia 24 September 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Date of death30 March 1954

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