BLAKE, Charles
| Service Number: | 23 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 December 1915, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blenheim, Queensland, Australia, 8 July 1890 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Blenheim and Laidley State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland Australia, 1 March 1948, aged 57 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld |
| Memorials: | Laidley Memorial Park Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 23, 14th Light Horse Regiment, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland. | |
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| 29 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 14th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 23, 14th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 23, 14th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 31st Infantry Battalion, 2nd Passchendaele | |
| 21 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 31st Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre, GSW to Neck. Second Occasion. | |
| 15 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 31st Infantry Battalion |
Charles Blake.
Charles Blake. Sergeant, No. 23A, 31st Battalion. Born at Blenheim, Laidley, 8th July, 1890. and educated at Laidley. The son of Robert John Blake and Isabella Blake, of Laidley. On the 24th September, 1919, he married Annie Grace Mead, daughter of William Francis and Rose Mead, of Blenheim, Laidley. Prior to enlisting he was employed on Wyman�s Estate, Laidley. Enlisted 14th December, 1915, and embarked for England 13th May, 1916. Left for France in August, 1916 was wounded at Passchendale (slightly), and second time at Dernacourt on Somme (severely). Evacuated to London Military Hospital, and was on furlough when the Armistice was signed. Returned to Australia per S.S. "Khyber arriving May, 1919.
Courtesy of Queenslanders Who Fought in The Great War.
Submitted 31 July 2022 by Lynette Turner
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