Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery | 17 | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.117 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 15D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of James Charles and Caroline Blake; husband of Rachel Sarah Blake, of 4, Hargood Terrace, Stoke, Devonport. Born at Devonport.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: HMS Cormorant |
Mike: HMS Cormorant was a 1,130 ton displacement Osprey-class, 6-gun, sloop launched at Chatham on 12 September 1877. With 950 hp, it was capable of 11.3 knots. Cormorant later became a receiving ship at Gibraltar and was scrapped in 1949. |
| Action : Naval Campaign |
Naval Campaign is defined as to include all sea operations where attrition rates are in ones and twos and which do not fall within specific naval battles such as Jutland, Coronel, Falklands etc. This includes Merchant Navy losses.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | St Aubyn No. 954 E.C. | Devonshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
13th March 1883 | 10th April 1883 | 8th May 1883 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley
Last Updated: 2017-08-21 04:21:49