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BLACKETT, George Oswald Campbell

Service Numbers:	1884, NX9783
Enlisted:	21 June 1915, 3rd Reinforcements, A Company
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	HQ Guard Battalion
Born:	Rockley, New South Wales, Australia, 2 September 1897
Home Town:	Scarborough, Wollongong, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia, 29 May 1978, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Bush Land, Wall 15
Memorials:	Coalcliff Scarborough Clifton WW1 Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

21 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1884, 20th Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements, A Company
9 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 1884, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 1884, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
10 Jan 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion, A Company
26 May 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 18th Infantry Battalion, A Company
14 Oct 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Single handedly captured 3 man enemy patrol at Hanebeke Wood
30 Oct 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 18th Infantry Battalion
24 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1884, 18th Infantry Battalion, End of WW1

World War 2 Service

4 Jan 1940:	Enlisted NX9783, HQ Guard Battalion, Private
9 Mar 1944:	Discharged NX9783, HQ Guard Battalion, Private

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