Regimental number | 258 |
Place of birth | Liverpool, England |
School | Kirkdale School, North Riding, Yorkshire, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 22 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Sailor |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Mary Blinkhorn, Liverpool, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme sector, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 28.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 20), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Mary Eliza BLINKHORN. Native of Liverpool |
Family/military connections | Brother: Robert BLINKHORN |