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BLACKMORE, Albert Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5990 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nugent, Tasmania, Australia , 28 April 1886 |
| Home Town: | Nugent, Glamorgan/Spring Bay, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Nugent, Tasmania and Queen's College, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Monte Video Hospital, Weymouth, United Kingdom, 2 November 1918, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Melcombe Regis Cemetery, Dorset, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bruny Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Sorell War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5990, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5990, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Hobart | |
| 3 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5990, 12th Infantry Battalion, SW to back sustained at Warlencourt. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 21 August 1917. | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5990, 12th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 2 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5990, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Gassed on Westhoek Ridge. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 3 January 1918. | |
| 14 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5990, 12th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck | |
| 22 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5990, 12th Infantry Battalion, Multiple SW to buttock and legs sustained near Mametz. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Albert Robert BLACKMORE was born in Nugent, Tasmania on 28th April, 1886
His parents were Thomas BLACKMORE & Louisa Maria REARDON
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