1. | Adrian Richard Roy Blake was born on 4 Aug 1920 in New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia; was christened on 6 Sep 1920 in New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia (son of Roy Blake and Elsie Timbs); died on 23 Jan 1999 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; was buried in Hobart War Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Other Events:
- _UID: 27CEFBC82349482B82B74A33CC29F2C9FDA2
- Residence: 21 Mar 1951, Milleara Road, Keilor
- Occupation: 1963; naval police
- Residence: 1963, Somerton Lane, Broadmeadows, Lalor, Victoria, Australia
- Military Service: 1940-1967; Service Number - R/24448
Notes:
Joined the Royal Australian Navy on 13 Jun 1940 at HMAS Lonsdale, VIC. Discharged 12 Jun 1967 at HMAS Lonsdale. Saw lots of active service on various ships in the Med, New Guinea. Became a Sergeant in the Navy Police. During his time in the Australian Navy he was known as Joe but when he came back to Tasmania he was known as Roy
He went back to Tasmania after terminating his engagement and went to work for the Safcol Fish Cannery as did his wife, until his retirement.. The resided at Gemalla Road, Margate, Tasmania.
His ashes were scattered on Storm Bay Tasmania in Aug 2001
Military Service:
Royal Australian Navy 13 Jun 1940 to 12 Jun 1967
Adrian married Elizabeth Elsie McKinna on 21 Mar 1951 in Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert Tully McKinna and Emily Susan Beale) was born on 10 Aug 1920 in 6 Frith Street, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia; was christened on 10 Oct 1920 in Methodist Church, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia; died on 4 Jul 1999 in The Repatriation Hospital, 88 Davey Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Roy Ian Blake
- Susan Joy Blake was born on 26 May 1960 in Baxter House, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; died on 15 Oct 1995 in Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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