Regimental number | 3020 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Rushworth, Victoria |
School | Rushworth State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Footscray, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr Blake, 18O Charles Street, Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 691 Lance Sergeant William John Butler BLAKE, 23rd Bn, returned to Australia, 23 September 1918. |
Other details | War service: Egypt (3 months), France. Severely wounded, 9 September 1916; invalided to England. |