Corporal

Philip Manu Blake

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John Thomas and Eliza Hastings Blake, of Karamu Rd., Hastings, Hawke's Bay.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Phillip Blake was born on 3 May 1893, the son of John Thomas and Eliza Hastings (Vickery) Blake. The Blake family was of Irish descent, originally arriving in NZ 1841-42. Phillip was a surveyor. He w... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
10/808
Name:
Philip Manu Blake
Name variation:
Cenotaph Record Auckland Museum
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
03 May 1893
Place of Birth:
Hawke's Bay, Napier,
Next of Kin: 
John Thomas Blake (father), Hastings
Date of Enlistment:
18 August 1914
Enlistment Address: 
Karamu Road, Hastings, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Surveyor
Employer:
J R Morgan, Napier
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 9 (Hawkes Bay) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
08 August 1915
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 7
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Limerick or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
18
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Philip Manu Blake
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