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Frank Jefrey Blackett

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Portrait of Sgt Frank Blackett MM stretcher bearer NZ 5th Brigade 22 Battalion. Image kindly provided by Yvonne Airey (April 2020). Image is subject to copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Sgt Frank Blackett MM stretcher bearer NZ 5th Brigade 22 Battalion. Image kindly provide …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Frank Jefrey AWMM
  • Surname
    Blackett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 31422 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    16 September 1913 AWMM AWMM
    New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM C/o H. Cavell, Clifford Road, Johnsonville, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr A.F. Blackett (brother), Pinehaven, Silverstream, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • Military Medal (MM) AWMM
      28 January 1943 AWMM
      'Corporal Blackett was in charge of stretcher-bearers attached B Company, 22 NZ Battalion, during the attack on MITEIRIYA RIDGE, Egypt, on the night of 23-24 October 1942. During the progress of the attack he succeeded in collecting, attending to and evacuating the whole of the 20 wounded in the Company, as well as a number of wounded from other Companies. During the whole of this period he and his stretcher bearers were under extremely heavy shell and mortar fire and towards the end of the attack when tied down by fire it became necessary for him to dig in his remaining wounded until he could shift them. Throughout the attacks on the following days he did not spare himself in moving around under machine-gun fire to bring in further casualties and he carried out his work in a fearless manner. His example to his fellow stretcher-bearers was the undoubted cause of the outstanding work of this team.'. (Source: The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for Blackett, Frank Gofrey. (Ref. WO 373/23/443). Military Medal. New Zealand Gazette, September 1944, p. 1145 AWMM
    • War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
    • New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Engineer/Military AWMM
    AWMM
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    5 February 1973 AWMM
    Age 59 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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Sources

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    • 'The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East.' (London Gazette, 28 January 1943, p.526.). Military Medal.
      http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/35879/supplements/526
      Further Reference
    • 'Corporal Blackett was in charge of stretcher-bearers attached B Company, 22 NZ Battalion, during the attack on MITEIRIYA RIDGE, Egypt, on the night of 23-24 October 1942. During the progress of the attack he succeeded in collecting, attending to and evacuating the whole of the 20 wounded in the Company, as well as a number of wounded from other Companies. During the whole of this period he and his stretcher bearers were under extremely heavy shell and mortar fire and towards the end of the attack when tied down by fire it became necessary for him to dig in his remaining wounded until he could shift them. Throughout the attacks on the following days he did not spare himself in moving around under machine-gun fire to bring in further casualties and he carried out his work in a fearless manner. His example to his fellow stretcher-bearers was the undoubted cause of the outstanding work of this team.'. (Source: The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for Blackett, Frank Gofrey. (Ref. WO 373/23/443). Military Medal.
      http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D7360651
      Further Reference
  • References
    • Sutherland, J. (1989). Gallantry awards to New Zealanders in World War Two. Christchurch, N.Z.: Regal Medals. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 2: WW2 19 AWMM
    • Henderson, J. (1958). 22 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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