Second Lieutenant

Herbert Raymond Blake

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Annie Blake, of The Shelter, Esher Avenue, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, and the late Joseph Aston Blake.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
11/736
Name:
Herbert Raymond Blake
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J.A. Blake (mother), Watersplash Farm, Sunbury-on-Thames, England|Mrs A. Blake (mother), The Shelter, Esher Avenue, Walton-on-Thames, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Maherakau, Taumarunui, New Zealand|Unknown address
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown occupation|Soldier
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Wellington Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of pneumonia
Date of Death:
28 November 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

2nd Reinforcements
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
Moeraki 11 October 1918
Vessels:

Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Moeraki
Destinations:

Suez, Egypt
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
A. 23.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Herbert Raymond Blake
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