Arthur Ernest BLAKE

Regimental number4755
Place of birthPerth, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressAvondale Coffee Palace, Northam, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Blake, 81 Lane Cove Road, North Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date28 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 July 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 10893 Driver William BLAKE, 6th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 4 June 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal