Hilton Sidney BLACKETT

BLACKETT, Hilton Sidney

Service Number: 3258
Enlisted: 20 September 1916, 8th Reinforcements
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 6th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Coy
Born: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 20 May 1889
Home Town: Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales
Occupation: Locomotive driver
Died: Marickville, New South Wales, Australia, 11 July 1973, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered

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World War 1 Service

20 Sep 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3258, 55th Infantry Battalion, 8th Reinforcements
11 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 3258, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 3258, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
24 Apr 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3258, 55th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France), Gassed in France
19 Sep 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Coy
9 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3258, 6th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Coy, Discharged medically unfit due to gas poisoning

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