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Lindsay William BLAKE

Regimental number657
Place of birthBothwell, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMail contractor
AddressBothwell, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 5.5"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Eva Blake, Bothwell, Tasmania
Previous military serviceTasmanian Rangers (6 months)
Enlistment date23 March 1916
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 February 1919
Discharge date5 June 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Hobart, 1 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916.

Promoted Driver, Larkhill, 18 November 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 23 November 1916.

Promoted Lance Corporal, 5 March 1917.

On leave to England, 18 January 1918; rejoined unit, 2 February 1918.

Admitted to No 10 Australian Field Ambulance, 18 February 1918 (trench fever); transferred to No 53 Casualty Clearing Station, 22 February 1919; to No 7 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 23 February 1918; discharged, 13 March 1918; marched into Australia Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 15 March 1918.

Proceeded to unit, 23 March 1918; rejoined 40th Bn, 17 April 1918.

Admitted to No 10 Australian Field Ambulance, 9 November 1918 (bronchitis); transferred to No 3 Australian General Hospital, 9 November 1918; to No 26 Ambulance Train, 25 November 1918; to England, 26 November 1918; to St Anselm's Hospital, Walmer, 26 November 1918; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 23 December 1918; discharged to furlough, 30 December 1918, and to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 13 January 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ascanius', 9 February 1919; disembarked Hobart, 26 March 1919; discharged Hobart (medically unfit: debility), 5 June 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death5 August 1920
Age at death35
Place of burialBothwell Cemetery, Tasmania
SourcesNAA: B2455, BLAKE Lindsay William

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