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BLAKE, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 372 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Collingwood, Yarra City, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot: IV.A.26., Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 372, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Surada embarkation_ship_number: A52 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 372, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Surada, Fremantle | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 372, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 372 awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
His brother, Private George Blake, also fell. He was killed in action in Belgium, aged 29 on September 10, 1917 whilst serving with the 28th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. - Service No. 3043
Both were born in Collingwood, Yarra City, Victoria, Australia, the sons of of George and Maria Matilda Blake of 33 Cheetham Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
William had been a draper prior to enlistment in the Australian Imperial Force. William embarked from Fremantle for overseas aboard HMAT "Surada" (A52) on 17th February 1915
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