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BLACKLEY, Arthur Charles

Service Number:	501
Enlisted:	8 August 1916, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Nhill, Victoria, 1893
Home Town:	Wandoan, Western Downs, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Selector
Died:	Natural causes, Toowoomba, Queensland, 17 July 1982
Cemetery:	Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland Grave Location: PLAW6-003-0055, Protestant Lawn 6/Row 3/Grave 55.
Memorials:	Taroom War Memorial, Wandoan Juandah, Gulugaba, Giligulul, Gurulmundi & Woleebee Creek Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

8 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 501, Brisbane, Queensland
22 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 501, 15th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 501, 15th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
18 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 501, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Merris (France), Involvement - as per stated: 29/06/1918, England - Rejoined - Company, 4th Machine Gun Battalion; 18/01/1919, Departed England,for Paris, France (Specifically - Campaign: Paris, France), NAA, Pg-13, Service Record of Private: Arthur Charles BLACKLEY, SN 501.
18 Jun 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Transfer / "New Designation"(NAA, Pg-4) - as per stated: 18/06/1918, Unit: 4th Machine Gun Battalion (Company), (NAA, Pg's 4,& 13), Service Record of Private: Arthur Charles BLACKLEY, SN 501.
11 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 501, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged (Medical): 11/07/1919, [1st M.D] 1st Medical District-Brisbane, QLD. (NAA, Pg-28).

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Biography contributed by Daniel Bishop

Son of William Hyslop BLACKLEY & Bridget Mary (nee PANNAN) BLACKLEY