Valentine BLAKE

Regimental number6/2832
Date of birth7 October 1887
Place of birthWindsor, New South Wales, Australia
AddressWindsor Hotel, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, V I Blake, Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne
Rank on embarkation2nd Lieutenant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 27 Willochra on 14 August 1915
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 December 1915
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsEmbarkation 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Sixth