Private 27756 John Blake
Regiment/Unit: Welsh Regiment - 18th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 20
Date of death: 30th of April 1918
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Cologne Southern Cemetery - XIII. F. 33.
BMD details:
Born 12/12/97
Family details:
Mother Alice is sole legatee.
Census details:
1901 - 3 years old John is living at 4 Caroline Street, Widnes with father John (32) and three siblings: Peter (7), James (5), Joseph (8 Mths). 1911 - Sees 13 years old schoolboy John living at 39 Langtree Street, Parr, St Helens with mother Alice (38) and five siblings: Peter (17), James (15), Joseph (11), Annie (5), Elizabeth (3). AVL 1918: 40 Atlas Court, Parr, St Helens.
Notes:
[pic]slmgc/JohnBlake.jpeg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private John Blake (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.and Geoff Burgess FAG)[/caption]
[pic]slmgc/JohnBlake.jpeg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private John Blake (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.and Geoff Burgess FAG)[/caption]
M.M. LG date 6/8/18.
John Blake was captured at Levant on 8th/9th April and was held as POW at Limburg-an-Kahn,Germany.He was transferred to Reserve Lazarett POW hospital at Aachen, where he died 30/4/18.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/27756JohnBlake_2.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/27756_John_Blake_parents.jpg[/pic][caption]Parents John & Alice Blake - Liverpool Daily Post August 10, 1897[/caption]
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[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/BlakeJ_RWFs_b.jpg[/pic][caption]Two Articles From The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
