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BLACKBURN, Arthur Seaforth
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
BLACKBURN, Arthur Seaforth
Date Of Birth
25 Nov 1892
Age
23
Birth Place
Adelaide, South Australia
Nationality
Australian
Date
23 Jul 1916
Date Of Death
24 Nov 1960
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10th Battalion (South Australia), Australian Imperial Force. Second Lieutenant, later Brigadier. Served in the Second World War, Commander 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion, 2nd Australian Imperial Force.
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Further gazette dates: 28/05/1946 (C.B.E.) Further gazette pages: 2613 (C.B.E.) Gazette issue: 37585 (C.B.E.)
Rank Name
Second Lieutenant
Gazette Date
1916
Gazette Page
8870 (V.C.); Issue: 29740 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Pozieres, France; France and Flanders
Service
Australian Army
Regiment
Australian Imperial Force
Battalion
10th Battalion (South Australia)
Service
Army
Commemorated
Australian Imperial Force Cemetery, Adelaide; Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Place of Death
Crafers, near Adelaide, South Australia
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
UK Military Cross (MC)
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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