Robert John BLACKBURN

BLACKBURN, Robert John

Service Number: Q270709
Enlisted: 20 April 1943, Redbank, Qld.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Field Regiment
Born: Proserpine, Queensland, Australia, 31 March 1922
Home Town: Tolga, Tablelands, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Natural Causes, Queensland, South Australia, 18 July 2006, aged 84 years
Cemetery: Surat General Cemetery, Queensland
Section E, #647
Memorials: Proserpine Whitsunday Uniting Church WW2 Honor Board
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World War 2 Service

20 Apr 1943: Involvement Gunner, Q270709
20 Apr 1943: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q270709, 4th Field Regiment, Redbank, Qld.
6 Nov 1946: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q270709, 4th Field Regiment

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William Patrick BLACKBURN, Tolga, Qld.

Husband of Norma BLACKBURN, Bellevue Hotel, Cairns, Qld.