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BLAKE, David Valentine Jardine

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	6 January 1916
Last Rank:	Major General
Last Unit:	Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
Born:	Prospect, New South Wales, 10 November 1887
Home Town:	Parramatta, New South Wales
Schooling:	Marist Brothers Parramatta
Occupation:	Army Officer
Died:	Natural Causes, Sydney, New South Wales, 6 March 1965, aged 77 years
Cemetery:	Frenchs Forest Cemetery, NSW
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World War 1 Service

6 Jan 1916:	Enlisted Captain, Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
16 Mar 1916:	Involvement Captain, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
16 Mar 1916:	Embarked Captain, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
16 Aug 1919:	Discharged Major, Officer, Australian Flying Corps (AFC)

World War 2 Service

1 Sep 1942:	Involvement Major General

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