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BLACK, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 570 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia , April 1893 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Boolarra Memorial Park and Gates, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Smythesdale Scarsdale and District Soldiers and Scarsdale State School Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 570, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 570, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 21st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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