| Regimental number | 23/968 |
| Address | New Plymouth |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Arthur Blackman, 40A O'Neill Street, Ponsonby, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Gouzecourt New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No 14), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Annie Blackman, 40A O'Neill's Street, Ponsonby, Auckland |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'For bravery and the cool and capable manner in which he directed the linking up of shell holes on the right of the line held by the 1st Battalion, 3rd New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade north east of Flers on the afternoon of 15th September 1916.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
| Other details | Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/1st NZRB |