Detail victim

Personal data

• Name BLAKE
• Initials W
• First name WILLIAM
• Place of birth Farleigh, Whyteleafe
• Country Surrey, England
• Last residence Dumbleyung, Western Australia
• Family Son of John and Phoebe Blake, of 5, Great Woodcote Cottages, Great Woodcote, Purley Square, Surrey, England
• Profession Farmer

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment Enlisted 28 August 1916, Perth, Western Australia
• Service number 2538
• Rank Private
• Medals 1914/15 Star Medal, Victory Medal, British War Medal
• Regiment and unit 43rd Bn. Australian Infantry
• Division - Brigade 11th Brigade
• Army - Corps - Division 3rd Australian Division
• National force A.I.F.
• Other data related to military career Embarked Fremantle 9 November 1916; to France 4 March 1917

Death

• Wounded 31 July 1917, gunshot wound eyes
  4 October 1917
• Type of wounds Died of gunshot wounds abdomen, penetrating head, n°17 CCS
• Date of death 7 October 1917
• Died at the age of 25
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXV - C - 20A

Media

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Link to military files

 

Print these data

Back to search results