Joseph Roy BLAKE

Regimental number11805
OccupationButcher
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Blake, Bulls
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 51 Ulimaroa on 1 May 1916
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
Medals

Military Medal

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in the field at Loupart Wood on 24th August 1918. When his Company was held up by machine gun fire this NCO led a bombing party forward, killing the crew and capturing the gun, and throughout showed great bravery and marked leadership.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 24 January 1919

SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 6