Blacklow, Archibald Clifford

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D.S.O., M.P.S., Pharmacy : Lieutenant-Colonel, 3rd Machine Gun Battn., A.I.F., France. Entering Liverpool Camp in 1915, was Staff Officer for musketry training until 1st March, 1916, when appointed to command D Coy. 36th Battn. and, sailing in April, arrived at Armentieres in November. In March, 1917, transferred to 35th Battn. as second in command, being in command for the attack on Messines and later serving at Ypres. On 15th March, 1918, appointed to command 3rd Machine Gun Battn., remaining with it until demobilisation. Promoted major, 1st May, 1916, lieutenant-colonel, 15th March, 1918. Awarded D.S.O. 3rd June, 1918, and Mentioned in Despatches twice. 1st Regt. N.S.W. 1898-1902 (private—corporal). A.M.F. : 29th Infantry N.S.W.—commissioned 1908, captain 1913. Early education at Bagdad State and The Hutchins Schools, Tasmania. Later at Sydney Technical College.

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1879

Birth in Bagdad -- TAS, Australia 11 October 1879
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Early education at Bagdad State School, Bagdad, TAS, Australia
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Early education at The Hutchins School, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
1895

Apprentice Pharmacist at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1895
1899

Officer at New South Wales -- NSW, Australia 1899
1918

Military award: D.S.O. on 1918-06-03
1924

Grazier at Tasmania -- TAS, Australia 1924
1931

Politician at Tasmania -- TAS, Australia 1931
1936

Politician at Tasmania -- TAS, Australia 1936
1944

Appointed O.B.E. Order British Empire 1944
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
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Pharmacist at Sydney -- NSW, Australia
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Enlisted
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Military service as Lieutenant Colonel at France --, France
1965

Death in Hobart -- TAS, Australia 4 May 1965

Gender

Male

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