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BLAKE, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3043 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Roebourne War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3043, 28th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3043, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 29 and the son of George and Maria Matilda Blake of 33 Cheetham Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
His brother, Trooper William Blake, also fell. He was He was killed in action at Walkers Ridge, Gallipoli Peninsular.
whilst serving with the 10th Australian Light Horse - Service No. 372
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