Private Archibald Netterville Blake
Number: 9673
Company: 45th (Dublin) Company, 13th Battalion
ENLISTMENT
Date: 10 January 1900
Place: Newbridge
Age: 28
Trade or calling: Land owner
Place of birth: Parish Hanwell, Town London, County Middlesex
Family: Single. Father Joseph Veitch Netterville Blake of Garracloone, Cong, County Mayo.
Previous military service: Lincoln Regiment. Discharged by purchase.
Description: Height 5' 8 3/4". Complexion fair, eyes grey, hair brown.
Religion: Church of England
ACTIVE SERVICE
Date to South Africa: 14 March 1900
Campaigns: South Africa 1899-1901
Service medal, clasps and other awards: South Africa 1899-1901
DEATH
Date: 28 May 1900
Place: Lindley
Cause: Killed in action
Commemorated: Blake is buried in the Lindley Cemetery (images below). He is commemorated on the Lindley Cemetery Memorial; on the Yeomanry Kop Memorial, Lindley; and on the 45th (Dublin) Company Memorial in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.
This page last updated 7 July 2024.