BLACKBORROW, John Harold
| Service Numbers: | WX12469, W30122 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 29 March 1920 |
| Home Town: | Melville, Yalgoo, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Presumed, Malaya, 9 February 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX12469 | |
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| 30 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , W30122 | |
| 9 Sep 1940: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , W30122 | |
| 6 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX12469, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Harold BLACKBORROW was born in London in England on 29th March, 1920
His parents were Charles BLACKBORROW & Gladys Maud SIMPSON who married in 1912 in Camberwell in England
The family including a brother Charles arrived in Fremantle in Western Australia on the ship Esperance Bay on 5th May, 1924 - another brother Desmond was born in WA
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His father Charles BLACKBORROW (SN W26288) served in a Garrison Battalion during WW2 and was discharged on 29th April, 1943
His brother Charles George BLACKBORROW (SN WX12149) served in the Army during WW2 and was discharged on 3rd October, 1944
Another brother Desmond BLACKBORROW (SN A5211) joined the RAAF during WW2 and was discharged on 27th January, 1956
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