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Sherman's fame and that of his generals will be strikingly recalled on Memorial day (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

Pauline Blair (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • swanq said:
    A similar photo was in the New Britain Herald. September 06, 1924, Page 11, top of column 6. chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014519/1924-09-06/ed-... Beneath the photo is the following explanation: "'How come?' inquired boat officials when pretty Pauline Blair boarded the ship bound for Europe attired In this neat but not gaudy costume. She explained she had promised to respond to farewells of friends by doing a toe dance on the anchor instead of the more conventional Chautauqua salute and tears. The commander of the ship called off the dance and Miss Blair retired to her cabin and donned civilian attire."
  • Richard Norton said:
    www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113799684

Lieutenant R W Blair

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  • Michael Day said:
    Lt Blair also features in an Australian War Memorial photograph of the officers of 11th Bn, AIF: www.awm.gov.au/collection/E01778/
  • Michael Day said:
    There was an article in the Western Mail of 21 April 1938 referring to the publication of a history of the 11th Battalion AIF, asking potential subscribers to contact a R. W. Blair of 79 William Street, Perth; via Trove, the National Library of Australia's digitised newspaper collection: trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/37846948
  • Michael Day said:
    Assuming that it is the same person, it appears that R. W. Blair was later Secretary of the 11th Battalion AIF Association, e.g. inviting members to attend the funeral of their former colleague Private Victor Charles (Joker) Speed at Karrakatta in 1933: trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/32594769

    See also: trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/32946656
  • Michael Day said:
    Robert Walton Blair, born Fremantle, WA; enlisted Kalgoorie, WA, 7 March 1915, aged 19; next of kin Mary Ellen Blair (mother). Digitised papers available from the National Archives of Australia:
    recordsearch.naa.gov.au/NameSearch/Interface/ItemDetail.a...

    There is a lot of detail in the records, but we know from them that he embarked for Alexandria at Fremantle on the 25 May 1915. He then spent some time in Egypt and the Dardanelles, but was hospitalised in October 1915 due to illness (enteritis), bad enough to be sent to hospital in England. He returned to Egypt before heading on to France in early 1916, being appointed Lance Corporal on 23 June 1916. He was promoted 2nd Lieutenant on 19 May 1917, then Lieutenant on 19 August 1917. In July 1918, he was seconded to the Australian Flying Corps for training as a Flying Officer Pilot, being based in England with 6th Training Squadron. He returned in Australia in 1919.
  • Michael Day said:
    Links to further information (including the same photograph) at: anzacsonline.net.au/2012/11/blair-robert-walton/