The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Family portrait of 2143 Sergeant John Thomas Blake, his wife Doris and baby son Eric John. An Acting Sergeant (A/Sgt) on embarkation, he left Australia for England with the 4th Reinforcements in August 1916 and reverted to the rank of Lance Corporal (LCpl) on arrival in France for service on the Western Front in December 1916. According to his Red Cross Wounded and Missing File, LCpl Blake was killed by a German sniper during the attack on Messines on 7 June 1917, aged 24
Hand coloured studio portrait of Doris 'Doll' Blake in the mid 1940s. Doll Blake is the wife of John Thomas Blake who served and died during the First World War, and mother to their son Eric John Blak
Pre-war studio portrait of 2143A Sergeant (Sgt) John Thomas (Blakie) Blake, 49th Battalion, of Brisbane, Queensland in the uniform of the Moreton Regiment, Citizens Military Forces (CMF). A British mi
Studio portrait of Evelyn Sarah "Sally" Blake (nee Clarke). Wife of QX6974 Eric John Blake who carried this portrait with him.
Group portrait of members of No 1 Platoon, 4th Reinforcements, 49th Battalion. Identified is 2143 Sergeant John Thomas Blake (fifth from right, second row, holding a mascot cat).
Studio portrait of 2143 Sergeant John Thomas Blake, 49th Battalion. "Dear Sweetheart I got these tonight so am sending you one of each for yourself and one for your mum and Glad. Letter by this mail a
Studio portrait of QX6974 Private Eric John Blake. Blake enlisted on 4 June 1940. Portrait is set into a small two flap presentation folder.
