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NAME:                      Blake, Francis Henry
RANK:                      Rifleman
UNIT:                      Rifle Brigade
BATTALION ETC:             8th Battalion, B Company
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         B/1279
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Killed in action 30th July 1915
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
OTHER INFORMATION:         Age 27. Enlisted 31st  August 1914.
                           Son of Henry Frederick (or Frederick Henry) and Kathleen Blake of Broad Street, Alresford, Hants (CWGC).
                           On pension card address is The Soke, Alresford, Hants.
                           Born: Old Alresford, Hants. Enlisted: Winchester. Resided Alresford, Hants.