BLAKE, John Sylvester
| Service Number: | 3699 |
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| 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 |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3699, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 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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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.