BLACKSTOCK, Wilfred Lawson
| Service Number: | 1753 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1915, Perth Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Buckhold, Pangbourne, Berkshire, England, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Cannington, Canning, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Died of wounds on board HMHS Gascon, Gallipoli, Turkey, 14 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Northam Fallen |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Perth Western Australia | |
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| 14 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1753, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1753, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Birth record not found-forename may have been Wilfrid.
He was 27 and the son of Mr. Robert Blackstock, of Perranwell, Cornwall, England.
Address-c/o Nichol Bros, Canning Bridge, Western Australia
Enlistment date 18 January 1915 Private 12th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement.
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 14 April 1915-he was then 26.
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Wilfred Lawson BLACKSTOCK was born in Reading, Berkshire, England in 1888
His parents were Robert BLACKSTOCK & Mary Shepherd HOBSON who married on 11th Octoer, 1879 in St Cronans Church, Roscrea, Ireland
Biography
12 Battalion
Rank - Private
14 July 1915 - Died on board HMHS Gascon
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Mr. Robert Blackstock, of Perranwell, Cornwall, England. Brother of John Blackstock of Hawkhurst Stud, Mackies Creek, Western Australia
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