Augustus Horace Black
Birth 1892 Death 24th May 1915 PvtBorder Regiment
Service #1227
| GRO Ref | |
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| Place of Birth | Hensingam |
| Residence at Enlistment | |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | 1 Bath Road , Reading |
| Residence 1911 Census | 39 Crossfield Road , Cleator Moor |
| School(s) Attended | |
| Religion/Church Attended | C of E |
| Organisation Membership | |
| Employment/Trade | Mining Engineer |
| Place of Work | |
| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | William & Frances N. Black |
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| Family Connection to Roll of Honour |
| Regiment at Enlistment | Border Regiment |
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| Battalion at Enlistment | 1/5 th |
| Rank at Enlistment | Pvt |
| Naval Vessels Served | |
| Service Number at Enlistment | 1227 |
| Date of Enlistment | 20 August 1910 |
| Place of Enlistment | Egremont |
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| Service Facts | |
| Battalion Diary or Nautical Facts |
| Age at Death | 22 |
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| Date of Death | 24th May 1915 |
| Regiment at Death | Border Regiment |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | 5th |
| Rank at Death | Cpl |
| Circumstances of Death | Killed in Action (Gassed) |
| Service Number at Death | 1227 |
| Field of Action at Death | Flanders |
| Place of Death | Ypres |
| Battle at Death | Second battle of Ypres |
| Grave/Memorial Image |
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| Location of Grave/Memorial | BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, NORD |
| Grave Position | I. F. 58. |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/198409/black,-augustas-horace/ |
| Grave/Memorial Country | Belgium |
| Private Memorial | St Johns War Memorial |
| Notes | A native of Cleator Moor |
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| Link #1 | https://cccbr.org.uk/rolls-of-honour/casualty-details/?id=198409 |