George Francis BLAKE

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BLAKE, George Francis

Service Number:	4737
Enlisted:	12 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	Ration Farm Military Cemetery, la Chapelle-D'Armentieres Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 49
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camberwell War Memorial

World War 1 Service

12 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4737, Depot Battalion
7 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4737, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
7 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4737, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4737, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4737 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

PTE. G. F. BLAKE.
Another on the long list of Pozieres "missing" was Pte Geo. Francis Blake, second son of Mr and Mrs Blake, lately resident in Central Avenue. He is now recorded as killed in action on that memorable date, July 19. Pte. Blake was a married man, 28 years of age, a Footscray native. He worked as a civilian at Hills's timber yard and enlisted as long ago as 1915.

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