Reginald James (Tim) Black (1885–1917)
Reginald Black, n.d., photographer unknown
from Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
REGINALD BLACK was the son of The Hon. Reginald James Black, M.L.C. (a Director of the Bank of New South Wales) and Mrs. Eleanor Black. He was born in Sydney on 4th July, 1885, and was educated at the Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney.
He enlisted in December, 1914. Leaving Sydney as a trooper in the 6th Light Horse Regiment, he was promoted to a commission on the field at Gallipoli. He went to Palestine with the Light Horse, and while making a special survey on 16th August, 1917, was shot by an enemy sniper at Beersheba and died the next day at Rafa.
Lieutenant Black had been twice mentioned in despatches, and the news that he had been awarded the Military Cross reached his commanding officer one hour after his death.
Original Publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- World War I service record, item B2455, BLACK R (National Archives of Australia)
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Black, Eleanor (mother)
- Black, Reginald James (father)
- Nicholson, Beatrice Beryl (sister)
- Black, Emily Louisa (sister)
- Black, George Gordon (brother)
- Black, Joan Fletcher (sister-in-law)
- Rouse, Arthur Moore (brother-in-law)
- Nicholson, Frank Villeneuve (brother-in-law)
- Beresford Cairnes, Elizabeth Adams (aunt)
- Rouse, Richard (uncle)
- Rouse, George Moore (uncle)
- Rouse, Charles William (uncle)
- Rouse, Elizabeth (grandmother)
- Rouse, George (grandfather)
- Nicholson, Frank Villeneuve (nephew)
- Rouse, Leslie George (cousin)
- Rouse, Geoffrey Moore (cousin)
Citation details
'Black, Reginald James (Tim) (1885–1917)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/black-reginald-james-tim-20916/text31588, accessed 25 May 2025.
Reginald Black, n.d., photographer unknown
from Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
Life Summary [details]
Birth
4 July,
1885
Woollahra, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
16 August,
1917
(aged 32)
Rafa,
Palestine
Cause of Death
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