English Māori Sydney Simon Blackie Born 27 December 1912 - Died 4 April 2001 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 8390 AWMM Also known asSydney Simon Blaickie AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Headstone of Pte Sydney Simon BLAICKIE 8390. Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, B … Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesSydney Simon AWMM SurnameBlackie AWMM Ingoa Also known asSydney Simon Blaickie AWMM Service numberWWII 8390 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth27 December 1912 BDM, deaths New Zealand BDM, deaths Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM 40 Herriot Street, Invercargill, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationCook/Military AWMM Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Mrs Eileen Marie Blackie (wife), 40 Heriot Street, Invercargill, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 5 January 1940 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 8390 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Cook/Military AWMM Invercargill, Southland AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM 20 Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Headquarters AWMM 2NZEF: 1st Echelon AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Mary Ann and William John Blackie. Husband of Eileen Marie (nee Wall), married 1934. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death4 April 2001 BDM, deaths; Cemetery record Age 88 AWMM Oamaru, Otago BDM, deaths; Cemetery record 31 March 2001 Allan Steel Cemetery Project Age 89 AWMM Date of death31 March 2001 Public - Simon - Direct descendant - 26 July 2019 - Received a phone call on that date saying my grandfather had been found dead by my cousin. 31 March 2001 Public - Simon - Direct descendant - 26 July 2019 - Received a phone call on that date saying my grandfather had been found dead by my cousin. Age at death88 Public - Simon - Direct descendant - 26 July 2019 - He was my grandfather and did not survive to see his 89 th birthday. 88 Public - Simon - Direct descendant - 26 July 2019 - He was my grandfather and did not survive to see his 89 th birthday. Place of deathOamaru, South Island Public - Simon - Direct descendant - 26 July 2019 - He died at his residence. Oamaru, South Island Public - Simon - Direct descendant - 26 July 2019 - He died at his residence. Cause of death Death notes CemeteryAndersons Bay Cemetery, Tomahawk Road, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM Ashes AWMM Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block G1, Plot 10 AWMM Cemetery name Grave referenceBlock G1, G1-PLOT-0010 Public - Simon - Direct descendant - 26 July 2019 - This is where his ashes were buried and his plague still remains Block G1, G1-PLOT-0010 Public - Simon - Direct descendant - 26 July 2019 - This is where his ashes were buried and his plague still remains Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Sydney Simon Blackie by laying a poppy. Owen Campbell Blackie Peter Leslie Blackie Sydney Simon Blackie Walter Douglas Blackie Walter John Blackie Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Sydney Simon Blackie Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksDunedin City Council. Cemetery record http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries_search?recordid=55606&type=Ashes%20Burial Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 1: WW2 19 AWMM Pringle, D., & Glue, W. (1957). 20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 26 July 2019SimonSydney AustraliaDirect descendant The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
