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Bernard Blackie

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Canterbury Section, 2nd Company NZMGC, August 1916. Canterbury Section 2nd Coy N.Z.M.G.C Absent Lt. Mawson, Pvt Nant, Corbett. 4 Back Row Coup, Gunion, Coleman, W Blackie. McNamara, W. J. Norton, T. L. Hazleton. Middle Row, T. Smith, Mohr, E Pope, E. Carr, N. M. McQueen, W. Mansfield, G Clark, P. Kennedy, D. R. McLean, G Woodhead, R. L. Lloyd. Sitting J Geddes, C. J. Dugdale, F Little, Archibald, T. M O’Leary J Anderson, Lt Hayhurst, Lt Ashby, O. Blackie, B. Blackie, Shields J Walsh, C Coles, R Gillespie. Front Row. Hobcroft, P. J. Gaffney, Thomason Wyatt, T Rainey, V McNamara, Gould, Gluyas, J Bishop, G Hatton At Picquigny on way to Somme August 1916. Letters to family. Ref: MS-Papers-6406-2. Alexander MS-Papers-6406-2_001_R. /records/22894582

Canterbury Section, 2nd Company NZMGC, August 1916. Canterbury Section 2nd Coy N.Z.M.G.C Absent Lt. …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Bernard AWMM
  • Surname
    Blackie AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 6/3252 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    11 April 1893 Noel Smith and Lyn Griffiths research
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    34 South Crescent, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    H. G. Blackie (father), 3 Great North Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 13 November 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/3252 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
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  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Mrs Louisa Rose Blackie of Clarence Street, Hamilton AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    8 June 1917 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
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  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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    • Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium AWMM
    • Remuera Primary School World War One Gates 1914-1918, 25 Dromorne Road, Remuera Auckland 1050 AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • In memory of my late Uncle Bernard BLACKIE -a loved older brother of my father, Norman BLACKIE. A hero in our family but we wish he had been spared from the horrors of the Messines Battle. Never to be forgotten.
    Public - Margaret Rose - Self - 7 April 2015
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06 December 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
07 April 2015Margaret RoseKatikati NZSelf

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