BLACKSELL, William Richard
Service Number: | 3023 |
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Enlisted: | 4 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Naracoorte, South Australia, 29 September 1892 |
Home Town: | Naracoorte, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia |
Schooling: | Naracoorte State School |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Adelaide Commissioner of Public Works Roll of Honour, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Frances War Memorial, Naracoorte War Memorial, Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW1, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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12 Jan 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3023, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' |
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12 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3023, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Adelaide | |
19 Jul 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3023, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3023 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 |
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Date unknown: | Wounded 3023, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
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Son of Richard BLACKSELL and Mary nee JENKINS