Thomas Tait BLAKE

Regimental number2573
Place of birthAyr Scotland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address17 Stuart Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation41
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ruby October Blake, 17 Stuart Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Pioneer Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/13/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 August 1916
FateDied of disease 12 December 1916
Age at death from cemetery records41
Place of burialDurrington Cemetery (Grave No. 128), Wiltshire, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Other details

War service: England

Medal: British War Medal