Charles Bickerton Blackburn KCMG OBE (1874 - 1972)

Biography

Charles Blackburn KCMG OBE is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Charles Blackburn KCMG OBE is Notable.

Birth
Charles was born on the 22nd April 1874, in Greenhithe, Kent, England, the second son of Rev Thomas Blackburn and his first wife Jessie Ann, née Wood. ^[1][2]

Marriage
Charles married Vera Louise Le Patourel, the younger daughter of Captain Henry Le Patourel and Isabelle Sarah Tempest, nee Durham, on the ^[3]

BLACKBURN—LE PATOUREL.—August 3, at All
Saints' Church, Woollahra, by the Rev. J. Kirkland,
Charles Bickerton Blackburn, M.D., College-street,
Sydney, second son of Canon Blackburn, Adelaide, to
Vera Louise, younger daughter of the late Captain
Henry Le Patourel, N.S.W. Artillery, and of Mrs.
Le Patourel, Kelstone, Ocean-street, Woollahra^[4]

Children

1914-1915 Star

Military Service: The Great war (1914-1918)
Charles served in the Great War on the 1st August 1916, as a medical officer (Lieutenant Colonel), with the 14th Australian General Hospital.^{[5] [6]} He embarked on the RMS Kashgar, Sydney to 14 AGH in Egypt. Charles was "mentioned in despatches 23rd October 1918 (Main despatch dated 22nd January 1919) by General Sir Ed H H Allenby G.C.B., G.C.M.G., Commander-in-Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force.^{[7] [8]}

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Charles was awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for "valuable services rendered in connexion with military operations in Egypt". (Promulgated in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, number 61, dated 23rd May 1919.)^[9]
Bronze Oak Leaf^[10] Certificate for mention in Despatches.]^[11] Receipt of Two Oak Leaves (one large, one small). Mentioned in Despatches emblem.]^[12]

14 Australian General Hospital, A01350 AWM photo tree (10)

Other Life Events
• 1919 ― Award: The Order of the British Empire - Officer (Military) (Imperial); Post-Nominal: OBE; Date Granted: 1st of January, 1919; Citation: ARMY - Medical Corps AIF - Egypt; Award ID: 1110036^[13]
• 1936 ― Award: Knight Bachelor (Imperial); Date Granted: 23rd of June, 1936; Citation: Member of the NSW Council of the BMA; Award ID: 1083697^[14]
Sir Charles was made a Knight Bachelor in 1936.^[15]
• 1941 ― Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Bickerton Blackburn is appointed Chancellor of Sydney University (1st December 1941).^[16]
• 1960 ― Award: Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (Imperial); Date Granted: 1st of January, 1960; Citation: Chancellor of the University of Sydney; Award ID: 1082606^[17]
      Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
      Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
      Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Bickerton Blackburn, OBE, MD, FRCP,
      Royal Australian Army Medical Corps (Retired), Chancellor of the University of Sydney.
      For services to Education and Medicine.^[18]

Death
Charles Bickerton Blackburn passed away at his Bellevue Hill home in 1972, aged 98 years, survived by one of his two sons, Charles Ruthven Bickerton, and daughter, Vera, Mrs Philip Game (husband Philip was son of Sir Philip Game)^[19][20] Regards Probate of the Will of Charles Blackburn.^[21]
An obituary: "Death of 'Grand Old Man'" The Canberra Times, Mon 24 Jul 1972^[22]

Burial

Extra Notes
• The listing on this page after any of the awards as "(Imperial)" simply indicates that this was awarded before the Australian Honours system took over from the older Imperial system in 1975, replacing the Imperial/British honours system that previously applied to Australians. What were OBE MBE etc became OA OAM etc.

• Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Charles Blackburn

Sources

• Wikipedia: [Charles Blackburn]
• Wikidata: Item Q5075634, en:Wikipedia

1. ↑ freebmd.org.uk June Quarter 1874 Volume 2a Page 388
2. ↑ gro.gov.uk GRO Reference:1874 J Quarter in DARTFORD Volume 02A Page 388
3. ↑ NSW BDM Marriage Registration Number 10530/1910
4. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald Family Notices, Tue 4 Oct 1910, page 8
5. ↑ Military record Page 1
6. ↑ Military record Page 1a
7. ↑ Military record Page 9
8. ↑ Military record Page 15
9. ↑ Military record Page 18
10. ↑ Military record Page 19
11. ↑ Military record Page 20
12. ↑ Military record Page 21
13. ↑ Australian Honours The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 1919
14. ↑ Australian Honours The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 1936
15. ↑ The University of Sydney School of Medicine
16. ↑ Examiner (Launceston, Tasmania Tue 2 Dec 1941 Page 4
17. ↑ Australian Honours The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 1960
18. ↑ Wikipedia 1960 New Year Honours
19. ↑ NSW BDM death Registration number: 4086/1972
20. ↑ Australian Dictionary of Biography
21. ↑ Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales page 4782
22. ↑ Page 7 Death of 'grand old man'