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BLACKBURN, Sylvenus Bruce
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | N393418, 393418, 39318 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8 Garrison Battalion (NSW) |
| Born: | Broomsgrove, Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia, 24 December 1887 |
| Home Town: | Coonabarabran, Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Belar Creek School |
| Occupation: | Building Contractor |
| Died: | Head injuries due to car accident, Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia, Ceylon, 5 April 1942, aged 54 years |
| Cemetery: |
Coonabarabran General Cemetery, New South Wales Church of England , Section 3, Row A, Grave 5, Coonabarabran Cemetery, Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia, Kanatte General Cemetery, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, N393418, 8 Garrison Battalion (NSW) | |
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| 6 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Private, 393418, 8 Garrison Battalion (NSW) , Adamstown, NSW | |
| 6 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N393418, 8 Garrison Battalion (NSW) | |
| 4 Apr 1942: | Involvement Private, 39318, 8 Garrison Battalion (NSW) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Sylvenus Bruce BLACKBURN was born in Coonabarabran on 24th December, 1887
His parents were John BLACKBURN & Margaret CRESSWELL who married in Coonabarabran on 28th March, 1864
He married Mary Ann ANNESLEY in 1916 (registered in Portland)
He enlisted in Adamstown, NSW on 6th January, 1942 with the 8th Garrison Battalion
Sylvenus sustained head injuries when he was hit by a car opposite Adamstown Post Office on 4th April, 1942 - he is buried in the Coonabarabran Cemetery and his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
IN MEMORY
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