Arthur Seaforth Blackburn was born on 25 of November 1892 at Woodville, South Australia. Arthur Blackburn was the youngest child of Rev. Thomas Blackburn and his second wife Margaret Harriette Stewart, née Browne. He was educated at Pulteney Grammar School, the Collegiate School of St Peter and the University of Adelaide. Arthur Seaforth Blackburn died on 24th of November 1960 from natural causes.
Blackburn enlisted in the 10th Battalion AIF (Australian Imperial Force) as a Private soldier shortly after the outbreak of War in August 1914. He went to camp at the Morphettville Racecourse and joined 1 Section, A Company 10th Battalion; "The Adelaide Rifles". After his training, he landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Gallipoli is a peninsula which is located in northwest coast of Turkey between Gulf of Saros and Dardanelles. This battle took place in the year 1915 and it was fought during World War I (1914-1918).…show more content… Battle of Gallipoli or as known as the Dardanelles Campaign, was an unsuccessful attempt by the Allied Powers to control the sea route from Europe to Russia during World War I. Troops from New Zealand, Britain and France joined the same boat as the Australians. The Australians landed at Anzac Cove on the 25th of April 1915, they established a weak foothold on the steep slopes above the beach. During the early days of the Gallipoli campaign, the allies tried to break through the Turkish lines and the Turks tried to drive the allied troops off the peninsula. Unsuccessful allied attempts to break through in August included the Australian attacks at Lone Pine and the Nek. All Attempts ended in failure for both sides, and the ensuing stalemate continued for the remainder of 1915. The most successful operation of the whole war was the evacuation of the troops on the 19th and 20th of
