Walter Henry BLAKE

BLAKE, Walter Henry

    Service Number: 916
    Enlisted: 21 August 1914, Townsville, Queensland
    Last Rank: Corporal
    Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 20 May 1889
    Home Town: Cairns, Cairns, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Mechanic
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 2 November 1915, aged 26 years
    Cemetery: Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula
    Plot I.E.5.
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Prospect St Cuthbert's Church Honour Board
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    World War 1 Service

    21 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, 916, Townsville, Queensland
    24 Sep 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 916, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
    24 Sep 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 916, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
    25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 916, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    25 Apr 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 916, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (Face).
    4 May 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 916, 9th Infantry Battalion, Evacuated from Gallipoli to Malta on HMAT A46 "Clan McGillivray". Treated at Tigne Hospital in Malta. Then transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital in Egypt.
    20 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 916, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged from 1AGH Egypt to rejoin his unit at Gallipoli.
    25 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 916, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Rejoined unit.
    5 Jul 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 9th Infantry Battalion, Promulgated in Daily Order 11/2243.
    7 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 916, 9th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW (Back).
    7 Aug 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 916, 9th Infantry Battalion, Evacuated again from Gallipoli to Alexandia. Re-admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital on 10 August 1915. GSW (Back).
    7 Aug 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 9th Infantry Battalion
    22 Aug 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 916, 9th Infantry Battalion, Re-Embarked from Alexandria to Gallipoli. Rejoined his unit on 28 August 1915.
    28 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 916, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    2 Nov 1915: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 916, 9th Infantry Battalion, K.I.A.
    2 Nov 1915: Involvement Corporal, 916, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 916 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-11-02

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    "916 Corporal Walter Henry Blake of the 9th Battalion, who was killed in action on 2 November 1915 at Gallipoli, age 26 years. Corporal Blake embarked for service from Brisbane on board HMAT Omrah on 24 September 1914..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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