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BLAKE, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2109 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Windsor, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Auburn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, Auburn, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Packer |
| Died: | Illness - Pneumonia, 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, Greece, 20 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Portianos Military Cemetery Plot 1, Row B, Grave 42, Portianos Military Cemetery, Lemnos, Aegean Islands, Greece |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2109, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 16 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2109, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2109, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Ward of Jessie Ida Matterson of Edgar Street, Auburn NSW. Foster brother of Arthur Betts who was killed in action on 20 August 1915
Medals: 1914-15 Star.British War Medal, Victory Medal
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