Private

Samuel Arthur Blackburn

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Harriet Blackburn, of 52, Remer St., Coppenhall, Crewe, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/2075
Name:
Samuel Arthur Blackburn
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Harriet Blackburn (mother), 52 Remer Street, Coppinhall, Crewe, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
16 September 1916
Day of Death:
Saturday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Samuel Arthur Blackburn
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