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Alix William Hugh BLACKWOOD

Regimental number2229
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressCollins Vale, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Blackwood, Collins Vale, Tasmania
Enlistment date12 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 27 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularName given on RoH circular as Alexander William Hugh BLACKWOOD.
FateKilled in Action 19 May 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Alex William
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
Date of death19 May 1916
Age at death22.6
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialRation 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

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