Edward Blake Devitt was born 5 October 1892 at Waterloo, Ontario to Annie Weber and Alvah E. Devitt. From 1906-1910 Blake attended Kitchener Collegiate Institute in Waterloo.
In 1917 Blake, who was a merchant, emigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. He declared his intentions on October 2nd 1917 entering the National Army at Cleveland, Ohio while a R.O.T.C. candidate at Fort Benjamin, Harrison, Pennsylvania. He was single, residing at 781 Parkwood, Cleveland. He served with Company G 331 Infantry and was discharged as Sergeant on 5 Nov 1917 to accept a commission of 2nd Lieutenant Infantry on 1 June 1918. His brother Frank Reginald Devitt also served in WW1 with the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force.
On 18 May 1918, Blake of Camp Lee, Virginia, U.S.A. married Helen Josephine Haskell. Their union would produce one son. From 1930 to 1940 he was residing at Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, and was the proprietor of a dry goods store. On 26 Apr 1942, while self-employed at W.H. Baetz Co., Cleveland, he completed his draft card for WWII at Cuyahoga, Ohio.
Edward Blake Devitt died on 4 Nov 1985 and is buried at Rushville City Cemetery, Rushville, Illinois, U.S.A.
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Soldier Information Cards - World War One
Transcription
Devitt, Blake
He attended the Kitchener Collegiate Institute from 1906-1910.