BLAKE, William Henry
| Service Number: | 4942 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 1874 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Geraldton State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | War injuries, Geraldton, Western Australia, 20 August 1937 |
| Cemetery: |
Geraldton Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4942, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4942, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 27 Sep 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4942, Merris (France), Gun shot wound to head with fractured skull. | |
| 13 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4942, H.T. Benalla from Plymouth to Fremantle, arriving 14 June 1917 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Amber Blake
Known as Harry Blake his whole life, the effects of WWI lived with him the rest of his life.
Harry was the oldest of 8 kids, and lived in Geraldton with his wife Mary and his own 7 kids.
On return from service, he served as Caretaker for the Returned Soldiers' Institute in Geraldton, where he lived with his family. His hobby was attending the racetrack and he travelled to country meets as well as at home in Geraldton.
Harry never fully recovered from his head injury sustained in the war. He died in 1937 after a swift decline. Although not known at the time for certain, it is likely he died of severe stroke or aneurysm.
Harry is buried in Geralton, with his wife Mary and his son Lloyd who was sadly lost to illness at age 14 in 1932.