Leslie Waldron BLAKE MC

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BLAKE, Leslie Waldron

Service Numbers:	73, 1069
Enlisted:	17 March 1915, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Qld., 1890
Home Town:	Darlington , New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Telegraphist
Died:	5 March 1951, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Private Cremation
Memorials:	Canberra Australian War Memorial Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Orange Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

19 Aug 1914:	Involvement Private, 73, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
19 Aug 1914:	Embarked Private, 73, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
17 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1069, 19th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked Sergeant, 1069, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement Sergeant, 1069, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Mrs Annie Hebrew, 80 Darlington Road, Darlington

Military Cross

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in command of his company during at attack. His careful direction of the covering fire of his men on targets likely to hold up the positio was largely responsible for the success of the operation.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 137
Date: 30 August 1918

BLAKE, Leslie Waldron (captain 19th Battalion A.I.F.) -March 5. 1951, of 4 Avenue Road, Hunter's Hill, dearly loved husband of Sylvia R. (Sybil) and loved father of Norman, brother of Sid (deceased) and Alan.

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