Alexander William Hugh BLACKWOOD

BLACKWOOD, Alexander William Hugh

Service Number: 2229
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 26th Infantry Battalion
Born: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia , date not yet discovered
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 19 May 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Ration Farm Military Cemetery, la Chapelle-D'Armentieres
Plot I, Row G, Grave 1 Headstone Inscription : "WE SHALL SLEEP BUT NOT FOREVER THERE WILL BE A GLORIOUS DAWN"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

27 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 2229, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
27 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 2229, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of Henry William and Elizabeth BLACKWOOD, of Collins Vale, Tasmania.