William James BLACK

Badge Number: 98045, Sub Branch: State
98045

BLACK, William James

Service Number: 1015
Enlisted: 4 January 1915, Oaklands, South Australia, Australia
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 3rd Light Horse Regiment
Born: Cosgrove, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Repatriation General Hospital, Springbank, 30 December 1953, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Location: General AB, Path 6, Grave 477
Memorials: Port Lincoln & District Honor Roll WW1
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World War 1 Service

4 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Oaklands, South Australia, Australia
23 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1015, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1015, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1015, 3rd Light Horse Regiment
26 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1

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Biography

Medals: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Chronicle (Adelaide, SA: 1895 - 1954) Saturday 10 February 1923

BIRTHS

BLACK. —  (nee Olive McKenzie). — On the 10th   January, to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Black, “Dallmellington,” Cummins — a daughter (Lola Jean).

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87424143 (nla.gov.au)

The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA: 1931 - 1954) Friday 1 January 1954

DEATHS  

BLACK— On December 30, 1953, at Repatriation General Hospital, Springbank, William James, beloved husband of Kathleen Olive Black, 9 Strathspey avenue, Hazelwood Park, and loving father of Iola and Joy. Aged 57 years.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47580936 (nla.gov.au)

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