Regimental number | 1224 |
Place of birth | North Gippsland, Victoria |
School | Morwell and Tinnar State Schools, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway employee |
Address | Moe, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Father, John Alex. Blair, Moe PO, Moe, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 33 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXI, Row E, Grave No. 1), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 130 |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1223 Pte William James BLAIR, 39th Bn, returned to Australia, 16 March 1918; 1796 Pte Albert George BLAIR Gold Medal (Serbia), Australian Provost Corps, returned to Australia, 7 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |