Regimental number | 6226 |
Place of birth | Condah, Victoria |
School | Hotspur State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Hotspur, via Condah, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Blackwood, Hotspur, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24.2 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 11), Wytschaete, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 46 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Hotspur State School No 1260 Honor Roll, Victoria. Commemorated on Memorial Plantation Hotspur Avenue of Avenue, Victoria. Parents: Robert and Agnes BLACKWOOD, Hotspur, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6227 Pte John James BLACKWOOD, 6th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 August 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |