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BLACKWELL, Allan Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX11885 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 March 1941, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Semaphore, South Australia, Australia, 29 February 1912 |
| Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wool Scourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 23 November 1942, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Plot B8, Row F, Grave 6 Headstone inscription reads: His duty nobly done dearly loved husband of Dorrie Roll of Honur - Glenelg, SA, Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, SX11885 | |
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| 22 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Private, SX11885, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
| 29 Jun 1941: | Embarked Private, SX11885, Embarked for Middle East with convoy US11cc |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jan 1942: | Embarked Private, SX11885, Embarked in Middle East on board Ile de France; 12 February 1942 changed to HMT City of London at Bombay for disembarking in the 4th Military District, SA on 26 March 1942 |
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World War 2 Service
| 7 Aug 1942: | Embarked Private, SX11885, Embarked Brisbane for Port Morseby on board Zebulow Pike |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Attestation paper has his name spelt Alan Charles Balckwell
Son of Arthur Charles Blackwell and Louisa Maud (nee Wiley) Blackwell; husband of Doris Maria Antonia Blackwell of Glenelg SA
Medals: 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Australian Service Medal