Regimental number | 4733 |
Place of birth | Camberwell, Victoria |
School | Camberwell State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Kitchenman |
Address | Mental Hospital, Kew, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss K Blake, Mental Hospital, Kew, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Cyclists Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of pneumonia, Harefield Hospital, England. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Crowley (St. Lawrence) Churchyard (Australian 78), Middlesex |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 185 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard Charles and Annia BLAKE. Born at Camberwell, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6958 Pte Sydney BLAKE, 7th Bn, killed in action, Passchendaele Ridge, Belgium, 4 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |