Private

Walter James Blacklock

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas and Agnes Blacklock (nee Wright). Born at Waiwera South, South Otago. Served in Egypt, and on the Western Front.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
9/1778
Name:
Walter James Blacklock
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
T. Blacklock (father), The Cape, Oamaru, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Ploughman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
17 February 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Block 79. Grave 55-56.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Walter James Blacklock
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