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BLACKLEY, Arthur Charles
Personal Details
Service Number: | 501 |
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Enlisted: | 8 August 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Born: | Nhill, Victoria, 1893 |
Home Town: | Wandoan, Western Downs, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Selector |
Died: | Natural causes, Toowoomba, Queensland, 17 July 1982 |
Cemetery: |
Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland Grave Location: PLAW6-003-0055, Protestant Lawn 6/Row 3/Grave 55. |
Memorials: | Taroom War Memorial, Wandoan Juandah, Gulugaba, Giligulul, Gurulmundi & Woleebee Creek Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
8 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 501, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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22 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 501, 15th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 501, 15th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
18 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 501, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Merris (France), Involvement - as per stated: 29/06/1918, England - Rejoined - Company, 4th Machine Gun Battalion; 18/01/1919, Departed England,for Paris, France (Specifically - Campaign: Paris, France), NAA, Pg-13, Service Record of Private: Arthur Charles BLACKLEY, SN 501. | |
18 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Transfer / "New Designation"(NAA, Pg-4) - as per stated: 18/06/1918, Unit: 4th Machine Gun Battalion (Company), (NAA, Pg's 4,& 13), Service Record of Private: Arthur Charles BLACKLEY, SN 501. | |
11 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 501, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged (Medical): 11/07/1919, [1st M.D] 1st Medical District-Brisbane, QLD. (NAA, Pg-28). |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daniel Bishop
Son of William Hyslop BLACKLEY & Bridget Mary (nee PANNAN) BLACKLEY