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Name:
Karl Kenneth Blackadar
Rank:
Major
Service:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Date of Birth:
April 4, 1890
Place of Birth:
Meteghan, Digby Co., NS
Date of Enlistment:
February 22, 1917
Place of Enlistment:
Halifax, NS
Address at Enlistment:
Hebron, Yarmouth Co., NS
Age at Enlistment:
27
Occupation:
Medical Doctor
Martial Status:
Single
Next of Kin:
Martha Blackadar (Mother) Hebron, Yarmouth Co., NS
Major Blackadar was the son of John A. Blackadar and Martha B. Blackadar, of Yarmouth and husband of Edith M. Blackadar, of
Yarmouth.
Karl Blackadar served in England and France with the Candian Army Medical Corps,19th Reserve Battalion, CAMC Depot, 217th
Battalion, CAMC Shorncliffe, CCH Epson, CAMC Reserve and Training Depot, CAMC Canadian List, 7th Canadian Station Hospital, and
the CAMC Casuality Company.
Date of Death:
May 7, 1947
Age at Death:
57
Cemetery:
Halifax (Camp Hill) Cemetery
Obituary
The death occurred in Halifax on May 7th of Major Karl Kenneth Blackadar after an illness of two weeks. Born April 4, 1880,
in Hebron, Yarmouth County, Major Blackadar graduated from Dalhousie Medical School in 1916, following which he served
overseas for two years as medical officer to the Dalhousie unit. Following his return he practised medicine at Mahone Bay
and Meteghan. In 1927 he joined the Canadian National Steamships and served as surgeon on various "Lady" boats until the
outbreak of the Second World War. He married Mrs. Edith M. Day of Bermuda in 1931. He joined the Royal Canadian Army
Medical Corps (RCAMC) in 1942, and served at Yarmouth, Aldershot, and Halifax. Besides his wife Major Blackadar is survived
by his mother, Mrs. J.A. Blackadar of Yarmouth, three daughters, and one brother, John, of the Hawaiian Islands.
June 1947
Nova Scotia Medical Bulletin
Medical Society of Nova Scotia
Volume XXVI No.6
Sources:
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Karl Kenneth Blackadar
Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine - Class of 1916