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BLACKET, Selwyn Beattie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX38928 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 July 1941, Paddington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Hurstville, NSW, 28 April 1921 |
| Home Town: | Hurstville, Kogarah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Officer - Bank of Australasia |
| Died: | Died at sea (Rakuyo Maru), South China Sea, 12 September 1944, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia, Melbourne Bank of Australasia 'In Remembrance' Honour Roll WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX38928 | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX38928, Paddington, NSW |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Selwyn Edwin and Prudence Winifred Blacket, of Hurstville, New South Wales.
Private S. B. Blacket, of Hurstville, who was previously reported missing while serving abroad, is now stated to be a prisbner-of-war.
Private S. B. Blacket, of Hurstville, who was previously reported to be a prisoner-of-war while serving with the A.I.F. abroad, is now reported missing, believed deceased.
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