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BLACKMORE, Albert Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2116 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maldon, Victoria, Australia, 13 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Maldon, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Maldon State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mont St Quentin, France, 1 September 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot III, Row L, Grave 32 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Campbell Mont St Quentin Pictorial Honour Roll, Maldon Methodist Church Great War Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2116, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2116, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2116, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 19 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2116, 21st Infantry Battalion, Ville sur Ancre | |
| 18 Jun 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty near ALBERT on 19th May, 1918. This man was of the greatest assistance to his platoon Commander in getting the first wave through VILLE-SUR-ANCRE as expeditiously as possible, and in maintaining direction. | |
| 19 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 21st Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 23 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2116, 21st Infantry Battalion, Gassed while in the line at Villers-Bretonneux. Rejoined unit 13 August 1918. | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2116, 21st Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2116 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Albert Henry BLACKMORE was born in Maldon, Victoria in 1894
His parents were John Alexander BLACKMORE & Edith Caroline RIGGS who married in Broken Hill, NSW in 1890
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