| Regimental number | 26377 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Auckland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 164 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, George Blake, Church Street, Epsom, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Sapper |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, New Zealand Engineers |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | No 5 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 9), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs M. Blake, St Andrew's Road, Epsom, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916; marched into Sling Camp, 24 August 1916. Marched out to Christchurch, 30 August 1916. Marched out to Machine Gun Depot, Grantham, 21 November 1916, and posted to No 4 Company, NZ Machine Gun Corps (renamed No 5 (Divisional) Company), 28 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 7 February 1917. Admitted to 2nd General Hospital, Havre, 13 February 1917 (tonsillitis); discharged to No 4 Convalescent Depot, 16 February 1917; transferred to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 16 February 1917 (scabies); discharged to Base Depot, Etaples, 23 February 1917; attached to Machine Gun Base Depot, Camiers, 27 February 1917. Admitted to 20th General Hospital, Camiers, 16 April 1917 (scabies); discharged to Machine Gun Depot, 23 April 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 2 June 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 23 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22276680 |