Eric George Blake

Forenames

Eric George AWMM

Surname

Blake AWMM

Service number

• NZ429027 AWMM
• WWII 429027 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

4 Jun 1919 RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)

Next of kin

• Mr G.S. Blake (father), Groves Road, Te Pahu, Frankton, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs G. S. Blake, Groves Road, Te Pahu R. D. , Frankton Junction AWMM

Relationship status

• Single/WWII AWMM
• Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

• Europe (Air) AWMM
• Europe (Air) AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ429027 AWMM
• WWII 429027 AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Royal Air Force, No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron AWMM

Military training

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School, Paulson, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Graduation Date: 11/06/1943. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 1 Air Observer School, Malton, Ontario, Canada AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Bloemfontein AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed on air operations AWMM

Last rank

Flying Officer/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron AWMM

Eric Blake was the son of George Stanley Blake and of Mabel Frances Blake (nee Nuttall), of Waihi Beach.

Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers. AWMM

Death

4 May 1944 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Dreux Communal Cemetery, Eure-et-Loir, France AWMM Row 1. Coll. grave 13-16. AWMM

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Huntly War Memorial Community Centre, 33 Wight Street, Huntly, Waikato AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers.
  http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
  Sources Used
• Roll of Honour. Air Force Casualties. Evening Post, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 140, 15 June 1944, Page 6
  http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19440615.2.73&srpos
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2321062
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ha - Hy. Archives New Zealand (R17845611)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845607
  Sources Used

References

• The Weekly News
  The Weekly News 1944
• The Evening Post
• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission.
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743)
• Please note that the 11 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.