Regimental number | 24/2156 |
Place of birth | Australia |
Occupation | Labourer |
Next of kin | Friend, Mrs J Humphrey, Follett's Extension, Marton |
Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 5th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late Richard and Louisa Gertrude Blackall, Barraba, New South Wales, Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 5 |