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BLAKE, Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 724 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 October 1914, An original of E Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29 December 1884 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 724, 15th Infantry Battalion, An original of E Company | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 724, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 724, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 724, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 724 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-08 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Frederick Blake served at the Landin on Anzac with the 15th Battalion AIF, until his death on 8 August 1915. His brothers,
7876 Stoker Ernest Fleming Blake HMAS AE1 drowned when the submarine went down with all hands 14 December 1914, age 22.
916 Corporal Walter Henry Blake 9th Battalion AIF also was wounded at the landing, wounded again 7 August 1915, killed in action, Gallipoli, 2 November 1915, age 26.