Harold David BLAKE

Regimental number26377
Date of birth25 October 1891
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarpenter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 10"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinFather, George Blake, Church Street, Epsom, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 March 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationSapper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, New Zealand Engineers
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 26 June 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNo 5 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne 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
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 23
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22276680