BLACK, Nesbitt William Thomas
| Service Numbers: | 2594, 2594A |
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| Enlisted: | 13 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Alstonville, NSW, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Dunoon, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Lismore District School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Alstonville Public School Great War Roll of Honor, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dunoon District War Memorial, Dunoon Parish of Dunoon Honor Roll, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2594, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2594, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2594, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2594A, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2594A awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Sarah Amelia Lucinda BLACK, "Glen Devon", Dunoon, New South Wales
Word has been received that Pte. N. W. T. Black, son of Mr. W. Black, of Dunoon, has been killed in action in France, on the 23rd of July, last. Private Black was in the E.S. and A. Bank prior to his enlisting, and was for some time at Murwillumbah. A memorial service is to be held in St. Matthew's Church, Dunoon, on Sunday next at 11 a.m. Pte. Victor Black, brother of the deceased, Pte. N. W. T. Black, has been reported wounded, and is supposed to be in hospital in England. He was also an official in the E.S. and A. Bank.
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