B.C. Blake

Army, Other Regiments, Registered War Grave

B.C.Blake
Gunner  245585
281st Battery., 109th Brigade., Royal Filed Artillery

Division 34

Blake B C photo  CIMG2123

 B.C.Blake was married and lived at 14, Princess St. His widow later remarried to become Mrs. E.L. Tayler of 19, St. John’s Road Reading.

 Gunner Blake was gassed and later died on the 27th October 1918 of pneumonia a typical complication of this war injury.  He was aged 30.  It is not easy to find out about the movements of RFA units and the author has no other details about the service history of B.C. Blake.

 His grave is marked with a CWGC war pattern headstone, the grave number is 4782.

 *4th July 1999 His first name may have been Bertram 1911 Census