Ernest Samuel BLAKE

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BLAKE, Ernest Samuel

Service Number:	326
Enlisted:	20 August 1914, An original member of C Company 12th Bn
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Westbury, Tasmania, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Westbury, Meander Valley, Tasmania
Schooling:	Westbury Convent School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 2 May 1915
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, Westbury War Memorial

World War 1 Service

20 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 326, 12th Infantry Battalion, An original member of C Company 12th Bn
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 326, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 326, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Ernest and Henry Blake were among the first to enlist from Westbury, Tasmania, during August 1914. They were given a big send off from the town, including a band, when they left for Hobart shortly after. They were the sons of the local postmaster, Mr. H.G. Blake and his wife Caroline.

Ernest died during the heavy fighting at Gallipoli on 2 May 1915 and Henry was killed in action during the first day of the Battle of Pozieres on 23 July 1916.

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