BLAIR, Robert Johnston
(Service number 39291)
| First Rank | Gunner | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 21/10/1888 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 29 October 1917 | Age | 29 years |
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| Address at Enlistment | Maori Downs, Gilliat, Queensland | ||
| Occupation | Selector and accountant | ||
| Previous Military Experience | Grammar School Cadets - 18 months | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Robert BLAIR (mother), Blairholm, Maryborough, Queensland | ||
Military Service
| Served with | Australian Imperial Force | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 34th Reinforcement | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Field Artillery Brigade | ||
| Date | 30 April 1918 | ||
| Transport | Port Darwin | ||
| Embarked From | Sydney, New South Wales | Destination | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 March 1931 | Age | 42 years |
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| Place of Death | Bonda, Queensland | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Maryborough Cemetery, Queensland | ||
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Biographical Notes
Robert Johnston Blair, born on 21 October 1888 at Timaru, was the son of Robert and Margaret (née Adam) Blair. He enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force on 20 October 1917 at Townsville, Queensland. Twenty-nine years old, a selector and accountant, and single, he nominated his mother as next-of-kin – Mrs Robert Blair, Blairholm, Maryborough, Queensland. He had served 18 months with the Grammar School Cadets. Robert married Ada Lillian Stafford in 1928 at Blairholm. He died on 21 March 1931 at Bonda, Queensland, aged 42 years, and was buried at Maryborough Cemetery. R. J. Blair was one of the soldiers whose photogaraphs were published in The Queenslander Pictorial, 1918.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [30 March 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 April 2020]; Find a Grave [22 April 2020]
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