William John BLACKNEY

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Service Number:	28
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 25 December 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Heilly Station Cemetery VI G 12
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geelong Shenton Methodist Church Honor Roll

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27 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 28, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
27 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 28, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
25 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 28, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 28 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-12-25

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