Regimental number | 2229 |
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Collins Vale, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Blackwood, Collins Vale, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Name given on RoH circular as Alexander William Hugh BLACKWOOD. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Alex William |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Ration Farm Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 1), La Chapelle d'Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 106 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry William and Elizabeth BLACKWOOD, Collins Vale, Tasmania |