Regimental number | 916 |
Place of birth | Brisbane Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Mechanic |
Address | Moonta Hotel, Cairns, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr T H Blake, Hemmant, Manly Line, Brisbane, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, H Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 Omrah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 21 August 1914. Promoted Corporal, 7 August 1915. Wounded twice at Gallipoli - 25 April 1915 and 7 August 1915. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 26 |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 5), Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 55 |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 724 Pte Frederick BLAKE, 15th Bn, killed in action, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915; 4143 Pte Frederick William BLAKE, 9th Bn, killed in action, Pozi?res, 23 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |