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BLAIR, John Riggall
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2577 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia , January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Rockhampton Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Pastoralist |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 26 January 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord III F 50 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane No 3 Squadron Roll of Honour, Gracemere Roll of Honour, Rockhampton Grammar School WWI Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2577, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2577, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2577, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2577, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Bayonet wound (right knee) | |
| 28 Jun 1917: | Promoted Second Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 28 Sep 1917: | Promoted Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 21 Oct 1917: | Wounded Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), 2nd occasion - head wound | |
| 26 Jan 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
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