Mervyn William BLACKLOW

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BLACKLOW, Mervyn William

Service Number:	3901
Enlisted:	23 August 1915, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bagdad, Tasmania, 1893
Home Town:	Bagdad, Southern Midlands, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Orchardist
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 11 August 1918
Cemetery:	Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bagdad Anglican Church Chancel, Bagdad Anglican Church WW1 HR, Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

23 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3901, Claremont, Tasmania
24 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3901, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
24 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3901, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
11 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-08-11

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"...Lieutenant Mervyn William Blacklow, 12th Battalion of Bagdad, Tas. An orchardist prior to his enlistment on 23 August 1915, he embarked for service on 24 November 1915 from Melbourne on board RMS Orontes. Blacklow was killed in action on 11 August 1918 age 26, the son of Frederick Henry and Sarah Anne Blacklow of Tasmania, he is buried in 526 Heath Cemetery Harbonnieres in France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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