Alwyn Rufus Black

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BiographyAlwyn Black died of wounds to his back after being hit by an enemy shell fire while returning to the Australian trench lines after working with a fatigue/working party near Morlancourt.

His last words were said to be "Hooray, I'm done'. "Alwyn was a soldier of the first order", according to the men in his unit.

He was previously wounded in 1916 suffering a gunshot wound to the forehead. Age31Date of Death20 May 1918Civil employmentSelector/labourerRelationshipsSon of Henry George and Emma Jane Black, of "Kia-Ora" Beecroft Road, Beecroft, NSW

Service Information

Service number4658RankSergeantRegiment25th Battalion, Australian InfantryPlace of enlistmentGlenmore, NSWPlace of embarkmentSydney, NSW Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

Date of embarkment12 April 1916 Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

Place of deathMorlancourt, FranceMemorial or CemeteryRibemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Somme), France Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

Memorial NotesHe is also on the Glenorie War Memorial Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

KeywordsFirst World War Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

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Beecroft

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Alwyn Rufus Black