Albert Henry BLACKMORE MM

  General Notes:

births, deaths & marriages from Digger - Federation Index.
Victoria 1889-1901
Surname: BLACKMORE
Given Names: Albt Hy
Event: B
Sex: M
Spouse Surname/Father: Jno Alex
Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Edith Carol RIGGS
Age:
Age Code:
Birth Place: MALDON
Death Place:
Year: 1894
Reg. Number: 30928

Albert was killed in WW1 at which time he received the Military Medal for conspicious bravery

Australian National Archives
Blackmore Albert Henry : SERN 2116 : POB Maldon VIC : POE Melbourne VIC : NOK F Blackmore J A
Series B2455. Accession number B2455/1. Title: First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920

Australian War Memorial web site (www.awm.gov.au) has a group photo as follows
ID Number: E02580
Maker: Unknown Place made: Picardie: Corbie Albert Area, Querrieu, Europe; France; Picardie; Somme; Corbie Albert Area Date made: 27 June 1918 Physical description: Black & white Summary:
Querrieu, France, 27 June 1918. Group portrait of the Non-commissioned Officers of the 21st Battalion. Back row, left to right: 2339 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) R. Craig; 2763 L Cpl W. Nicholls; 1988 L Cpl L. Ray; 2921 Corporal (Cpl) W. J. Moore; 2012 L Cpl H. Waldock; 5966 L Cpl P. R. Bisney; 366 L Cpl J. Dafter; 2005 L Cpl G. Smith; 6123 L Cpl G. S. Segal; 2913 Sergeant (Sgt) W. Muckle; 39 L Cpl K. Kirwin; 47 L Cpl W. Matthews; 911 L Cpl J. J. McLaren; 4263 L Cpl A. E. Hughes; 1075 L Cpl A. E. Skinner MM; 5925 L Cpl H. Wiltshire; 5413 L Cpl G. W. O. Staaf; 5406 L Cpl E. G. Savage MM & Bar; 4401 L Cpl F. Delahunty; 3938 L Cpl G. E. Wilson; 4695 L Cpl J. Dean; 5433 L Cpl H. L. Williams; 6816 L Cpl A. W. Fox. Fifth row: 4595 L Cpl D. Gorman MM; 172 L Cpl A. J. Rumpff; 5876 Cpl R. M. Murray; 2251 Cpl R. Ross; 2116 L Cpl A. H. Blackmore MM; 4402 Cpl H. H. Delany; 2436 Cpl R. A. Williams; 252 Sgt L. F. Neilson; 460 Cpl T. Olgaiti; 890 Cpl C. Jolly MM; 5637 Cpl A. Lavender; 5800 Cpl C. G. Beatty; 593 Sgt J. F. Cremin; 2492 Cpl G. W. Malseed; 6777A Sgt A. J. Crawford MM; 2846 Cpl S. Wright; 235 Sgt H. Macfarlane MM; 2569 Cpl L. N. Bliss; 5089 Cpl R. L. Sutcliffe; 1585 Cpl W. Littlewood; 2015 Cpl G. W. Wilson; 533 Sgt J. C. Watt; 4549 Sgt E. J. White; 4543 Cpl W. E. Vine; 132 Cpl Cunningham. Fourth row: 5627 L Cpl J. P. Hogan; 6831 L Cpl C. Hibbins; 1016 Cpl S. L. Brooker; 1534 Cpl G. Earey; 971 Cpl J. Shippick; 4683 Cpl J. W. Chanter; Cpl Johnson (?); 2408 Sgt Richard Norton Niblett; 535 Lance Sergeant (L Sgt) S. Tognolini MM; 615 L Sgt V. J. Edwards MM; 6922 Sgt O. Green; 1515 Sgt H. V. Barker; 1510A Sgt W. E. B. Bowen; 2274 Sgt J. Trewhella; 3777 R. Bond; 1076 Cpl A. E. Turner; 1545 Cpl E. R. Garland MM; 4247 Cpl J. Wight; 6435 Sgt R. J. Moore; L Cpl Thomson. Third row: 2117 Cpl C. Blackmore; 6764 Sgt W. J. Eaton MM; 4103 Sgt C. J. Doyle; 2390 Sgt Frederick Charles Stronell; 2781 Sgt A. M. Peel; 451 Sgt L. McMahon; 104 Sgt W. H. Bryenton; 186 Company Sergeant Major (CSM) J. Irwin MM; 1221 L Sgt E. J. Caudwell MM; 362 Sgt H. O. S. Drew MSM; 4821 Sgt H. Wignall; 2159 Company Quartermaster Sergeant (CQMS) H. J. Duffy; 2106 CQMS H. D. Anderson; 6765 CQMS E. Fisher; 765 Sgt J. Whitaker; 522 Sgt H. W. Turnbull MM; 719 Sgt C. Pleydell; 255 Sgt D. O'Neill; 2023 Sgt A. Dakin; 5123 Sgt S. Hoyle DCM; 2358 Sgt A. D. Lowerson VC; 2679 Sgt G. A. Griffiths. Second row: 912 Sgt E. Hopwood MM; 149 Sgt E. Everett; 634 Cpl W. V. Gannoni; 3756 Sgt A. O. Anderson MM; 2411 Sgt G. R. Trotter; 6816A Sgt S. W. Holt; 742 Sgt J. S. Sherringham; 1741 Sgt E. A. McLeod; 153 CSM G. Hunt DCM; 310 CSM W. Trevascus DCM & Bar; 931 Regimental Sergeant Major W. R. Moore; Lieutenant Colonel B. O. C. Duggan DSO & Bar; 22 Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant H. Davies MSM; 516 CSM R. Thomas MM; 2690 CSM A. Hardie MM; 480 Sgt W. Pearson MM; 3213 Sgt T. O'Hanlon; 2857 Sgt T. J. Allen DCM; 286 Sgt J. S. H. Semple DCM; 2417 Sgt T. B. Taylor MM; 5059 Sgt J. McMasters. Front row: 5125 L Cpl J. Puttock; 1581 L Cpl N. C. Finnis MM; 5873 Cpl A. F. Lynas MM; 5353 Cpl Richard Leslie Harvey; 5312 L Cpl J. H. Cotterell; 1789 L Cpl J. J. Craigie MM; 4493 L Cpl G. R. McLean; 953 L Cpl F. A. Murray MM; 2141 L Cpl S. J. Cochrane; 2217 L Cpl J. McKenna; 2260 Cpl J. F. Stevenson; 7305 L Cpl R. T. Ross; 4266 L Cpl W. C. Peak; 6144 L Cpl F. Vinn; 4360 L Cpl A. L. Baker. Copyright: clear

Australian War Memorial Site
Blackmore, Albert Henry MM Number: 2116 Rank: Lance Corporal [L Cpl] Unit: 21 Bn Australian Inf Service: Army Conflict: 1914-1918 Date of Death: 01/09/1918 Place of Death: Cause of Death: Killed in action Memorial Panel: 93 Cemetery or Memorial Details: FRANCE 511 Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Next Of Kin: Place Of Enlistment: Maldon, VIC Native Place: Notes: BLACKMORE, Lce. Cpl. Albert Henry, 2116, M. M. 21st Bn. Australian Inf. Killed in action 1st Sept., 1918. Age 23. Son of John Alexander and Edith Caroline Blackmore, of 20, Normanby St., Windsor, Victoria, Australia. Born at Maldon, Victoria. III. L. 32.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

Also, with a photo of the grave, on the AWM web site is
ID Number: P00808.001
Physical description: Black & white Summary: MONT ST QUENTIN, FRANCE, C. 1918. GRAVE MARKER OF ELEVEN MEMBERS OF THE 21ST BATTALION AIF: 6817 SERGEANT C.E. HUNT; 2116 LANCE CORPORAL A. BLACKMORE MM; 5413 L/CPL G.W. STAAF; 6833 PRIVATE A.E. KELLY; 6874 PTE F. ROBERTS; 6390 PTE A. SMERDON; 6178 PTE W. THORBURN; 664A PTE E. THOMPSON; 6747 PTE W.F. DOWELL; 6781 PTE D. CHANDLER; 6398 PTE A. WALKER. THIS CROSS WITH THE ELEVEN NAMES REPLACED AN EARLIER CROSS THAT HAD MARKED THE GRAVE SITE. THE EARLIER CROSS LIES ON THE GROUND AT THE BASE OF THE NEW CROSS. THIS EARLIER CROSS IS NOW HELD IN THE RELICS COLLECTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL. (ACCESSION NUMBER 00954) (DONOR: E. DURRE)

Another entry
ID Number: E05256
Electronic image currently unavailable
Maker: Unknown Place made: France: Picardie, Somme, Mont St Quentin Date made: 4 June 1919 Physical description: Black & white Summary: The burial ground of men of the 21st Battalion who fell in the attack at Mont St Quentin on 1 September 1918. The large cross in the centre lists men of the battalion killed in action: 6817A Sgt C E Hunt; 2116 L Cpl A Blackmore MM; 5413 L Cpl G W Staaf; 6833 Pte A E Kelly; 6874 Pte F Roberts; 6390 Pte A Smerdon; 6178 Pte W Thorburn; 664A Pte E Thompson; 6747 Pte W F Dowell; 6781 Pte D Chandler; 6398 Pte A Walker. Another cross on the right marks the grave of 7199 Pte W Bottomly, also killed in action. The wooden cross lying on the ground (left) is the original one erected by men of the battalion. Copyright: Status to be assessed

The last entry
ID Number: J00370
Electronic image currently unavailable
Place made: France: Picardie, Somme, Mont St Quentin Date made: 1918 Physical description: Black & white Summary: The burial ground of men of the 21st Battalion who fell in the attack at Mont St Quentin on 1 September 1918. The cross lists men of the battalion killed in action: 6817A Sergent Colin Edward Hunt, aged 22 years, enlisted 16.02.1917 at Surry Hills, Vic; 2116 Lance Corporal Albert Henry Blackmore, Military Medal (MM), aged 23 years, enlisted 19.07.1915 at Maldon, Vic; 5413 Lance Corporal Gustav William Oscar Staaf, aged 27 years, enlisted 16.03.1916 at Echuca Vic; 6833 Private Albert Edwin Kelly, aged 40 years, enlisted 30.05.1917 at Garfield, Vic. Private Kelly also served in the Boer War as a Sergent; 6874 Private Francis William Roberts, aged 30 years, enlisted 23.12.1916 at Hawthorn, Vic; 6380 Private Alfred Roy Smerdon, aged 25 years, enlisted 11.10.1916 at Ballarat, Vic; 6178A Private William Hugh Thorburn, aged 30 years, enlisted 03.08.1916 at Newtown, NSW; 664 Private Edwin Werrett Thompson, aged 25 years, enlisted 02.06.1916 at Drysdale, Vic; 6747 Private William Francis Dowell, aged 20 years, enlisted 31.08.1916 at North Carlton, Vic; 6781 Private David George Gregory Chandler, aged 22 years, enlisted 01.07.1917 at North Williamstown, Vic; 6398 Private Alexander Walker, aged 23 years, enlisted 24.10.1916 at Roechester, Vic. Private Walker was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and came to Australia aged 17 years. The names and the word 'unknown' are stamped into metal wrapped around the cross. Copyright: Status to be assessed

The Argus (Melbourne) 17 Sept 1918
Blackmore - Mr & Mrs Alexander Blackmore, of Maldon, have been officially notified that their son, Lance Corporal Albert Henry Blackmore was killed in action in France on September 1. He enlisted in July 1915 when 21 years of age. He won the Military Medal. Less than two months ago he was severely gassed.

From Marianne
"Albert died on 1^st September 1918, fighting the battle for Mont St.Quentin, France. This was a very important battle. The taking of this hill gave a panorama to all the enemy sites. This, and a few other battles, caused the forward march which ended the War some 10 weeks later.
(The battle of Mont St.Quentin and some of the soldiers involved has been recently written of in the book "Men of Mont St.Quentin" - author: Dr.Peter Stanley - Head, Centre for Historical Research, National Museum of Australia. I came across the book by accident in a book store last month, and found Albert's photo in it! I bought the book for Dad as his Christmas present, and arranged for the author to send an inscription to paste inside the front cover.)
Albert was awarded a posthumous Military Medal for bravery for his actions in this battle.
I have not been able to find Albert's birth date"

All of Albert's military records are available at
http://mappingouranzacs.naa.gov.au/list-birth.aspx?birth=Maldon%2c+VIC%2c+Australia