Samuel Arthur BLACKBURN

Regimental number10/2075
AddressWairoa, Hawke's Bay
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Harriet Blackburn, 52 Remer Street, Coppinhall, Crewe, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 16 September 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Harriet Blackburn, 52 Remer Street, Coppenhall, Crewe, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fifth

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