John Henry (Harry) BLACKMORE

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BLACKMORE, John Henry

Service Number:	2111
Enlisted:	9 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 26 May 1894
Home Town:	Nailsworth, Prospect, South Australia
Schooling:	Nailsworth Primary School
Occupation:	Bricklayer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 30 September 1918, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Enfield Methodist Church Honour Roll, Nailsworth Primary School Great War Roll of Honour, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

9 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2111, 10th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, South Australia
23 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2111, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2111, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
30 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2111, 56th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2111 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-30

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Biography

"BLACKMORE.— Killed in action in France, on the 30th September, No. 2111, Lance-Corporal J. H. Blackmore, 56th Battalion, dearly beloved eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Blackmore, of Nailsworth.

A happy boy, so young, so bright;

a heart so full of love.

His duty nobly done.

Aged 24 years and 4 months. Loved by all who knew him. Three years and three months on active service." - from the Adelaide Express and Telegraph 22 Oct 1918 (nla.gov.au)

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