Reginald Evans BLACKBURN

Regimental number24972
OccupationClerk
Next of kinMother, Mrs B Blackburn, 21 Cottleville Terrace, Wellington
Rank on embarkationGunner
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 29 July 1916
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of wounds 18 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialEnglebelmer Communal Cemetery Extension (Row F, Grave No 7), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Barnabas and Hannah Blackburn, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 26