Walter BLACKMAN

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Service Number:	6365
Enlisted:	6 April 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Rainham, Kent, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	National School, England
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 30 May 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery, Morbecque Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery Plot 4, Row D, Grave 9, Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery, Morbecque, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

6 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1
9 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6365, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
9 Sep 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6365, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
30 May 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6365, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6365 awm_unit: C Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-30

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4 Battalion

Rank - Private

13 October 1917 wounded in action

Served 12 years in the Royal Navy, enlisting in the Boy Service.

Son of Frederick Blackman, 149 Station Road, Rainham, Kent, England