Samuel BLACKMAN

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Service Numbers:	2864, 2864A
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bigga, New South Wales, Australia, 19 June 1897
Home Town:	Bigga, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Binda Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Grazier
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 6 May 1917, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen P. I. D. 4B.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crookwell War Memorial

25 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2864, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2864, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney
3 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2864A, 18th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW buttocks and gas gangrene (severe)
6 May 1917:	Involvement Private, 2864A, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2864A awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-06

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