Noel Churchill BLACKBURNE

Regimental number10/286
Date of birth25 December 1891
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBank clerk
AddressMangaweka
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 8.5"
Weight139 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Blackburne, Bull's
Previous military serviceServed in the Christ College Cadets; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 5 May 1916
Discharge date12 October 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Tahiti', 5 May 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 12 October 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24096253

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