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BLAKE, George Francis
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| Service Number: | 4737 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Ration Farm Military Cemetery, la Chapelle-D'Armentieres Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 49 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camberwell War Memorial |
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
PTE. G. F. BLAKE.
Another on the long list of Pozieres "missing" was Pte Geo. Francis Blake, second son of Mr and Mrs Blake, lately resident in Central Avenue. He is now recorded as killed in action on that memorable date, July 19. Pte. Blake was a married man, 28 years of age, a Footscray native. He worked as a civilian at Hills's timber yard and enlisted as long ago as 1915.
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