Regimental number | 6/2832 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Windsor, New South Wales, Australia |
Address | Windsor Hotel, Wellington |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, V I Blake, Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne |
Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 27 Willochra on |
Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
Final unit | Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Embarkation Pier Cemetery (Special Memorial A. 12), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Vincent I. Blake, Commissioner of Crown Lands, and Kathleen Blake, Gisborne |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Sixth |
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