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Andrew Paterson BLAIR

Place of birthAirdrie, Scotland
SchoolNundah State School, Qld
Age on arrival in Australia9
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSchool teacher
AddressKangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinFather, J Blair, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed as a Lieutenant in the Cadets, Qld
Enlistment date21 May 1915
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name9th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozi?res, France
Date of death24 July 1916
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialWarloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
55
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: J. and Mary BLAIR, 60 Salstone Street, Kangaroo Point, Australia. Native of Airdrie, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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