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BLAIR, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4668 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Auckland, New Zealand , 1882 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Blackfriars' Catholic School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 10 January 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Gunners Farm Military Cemetery Row P, Grave No. 9. NOBLY HE LIVED NOBLY HE DIED |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4668, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4668, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4668, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 10 Jan 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 4668, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4668 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-01-10 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Harry Blair’s parents had died well before the war. He was the husband of Emily Blair, of Redfern, New South Wales. He worked as an iron dresser at Ferris’s Iron Foundry in Ultimo prior to enlisting.
His much younger brother, 10297 Pte. Reginald Claude Blair 2nd Australian Field Ambulance had died of wounds in Belgium on 31 August 1917, aged 20.
Harry was killed in action in quiet sector near Armentieres, and he is one of only two Australians buried in the Gunners Farm Cemetery, Belgium.