H C – Blake – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 25/10/1917
Title
H C – Blake – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 25/10/1917
Initials / forenames
H C
Surname
Blake
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Bedfordshire Regiment, 7th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
14726
Railway department
Bishop's Stortford
Railway job
Platelayer
Date died
25/10/1917
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine, March 1918, p63
Memorial
Mendinghem Military Cemetery
Notes
Joined the GER in October 1909. Enlisted with the Bedfordshire Regiment on 8 Sept 1914, and was later transferred to the Royal Engineers. Died of wounds.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Great Eastern Railway Magazine (image: Great Eastern Railway Society)
Date entered
15/08/2016
Last updated
15/08/2016
Citation
“H C – Blake – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 25/10/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 8, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/60966.