John Sylvester BLAKE

BLAKE, John Sylvester

Service Number: 3699
Enlisted: 16 August 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
Born: Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling: St Thomas' Christian Brothers (Catholic) School, Lewisham, New South Wales
Occupation: Carter
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 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, Castle Hill Chippendale Post Office Stables Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Sydney NSW Post Master General's Department Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

16 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3699, 2nd Infantry Battalion
30 Dec 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3699, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3699, 1st Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3699 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-20

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Biography contributed by Steve Larkins

BLAKE, John Sylvester

John Sylvester Blake was the son of Mr  J Blake, resident at 23 National Street, Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales when he enlisted.

He had previous service in the Senior Cadets and the Citizen Military Forces.  He was enlisted to the 2nd Infantry Battatlion

His vocation was listed as 'Carter'.

He embarked on the HMAT 'Medic' on 30 Deccember 1915 arriving in Egypt as the AIF was re-organising after Gallipoli, and in preparation for deployment to France and the Western Front.

He was re-assigned to the 1st Infantry Battalion.

He was killed in Action at the Battle of Menin Rd on 20 September 1917.

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