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BLACKWELL, Harry Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 575 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1915, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney New South Wales, Australia, 24 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Hughenden, Flinders, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Normal School, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Artesian well borer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 12 October 1915, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.Turkey Special Memorial, Row A, Grave 11 Headstone inscription reads: In memory of our dear son & brother, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Winton & District Roll of Honour WW1, Winton Methodist Church Second Roll of Honor, Winton Waltzing Matilda Centre Roll of Honour, Winton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 575, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 575, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 575, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 12 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 575, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William James and 'Edie' Ida Lavinina Blackwell of Henley', Earl Street, Randwick. NSW formerly of 21 West Street, Paddington, NSW. Brother of Edith Thelma Blackwell
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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