George William Blake

Chief Yeoman of Signals

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Blake; husband of Olive Blake, of Orakei, Auckland. Also served in 1914-18 War.

References:

CWGC

WW2 RoH

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Chief Yeoman of Signals George William Blake - He had two service numbers: NZD 1758 and C/J.20593, Served with the Royal navy in WW!.

Posted to HMS Diomede as CYOS 13/10/1930 to 26/11/1934, then served ashore at Philomel 27/11/1934-17/5/1936 and was discharged ashore on a pension. Rejoined the NZ Division of the Royal Navy as CYOS 3/9/1939 – was posted to the Port War Signal Station at Lyttleton 3/9/1939-30/1/1940. He was then posted to Philomel 31/1-15/2/1940 and invalided out on the 15th

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Casualty

Service Number:

1758

Name:

George William Blake

Rank:

Chief Yeoman of Signals

Date of Birth:

18 May 1896

Place of Birth:

Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Navy

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Not known

Date of Death:

27 August 1942

Day of Death:

Thursday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Auckland (Waikumete) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Prot. Soldiers Area G, Row 5, Grave 49.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand