Basic Details
Surname
Blake
Forenames
Harry Edward
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
290134
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 82 Cowgate.

(CWGC records that Lance Serjeant Harry Edward Blake, 290134, died aged 24 on 18/10/1918 having served in the 1st Battalion Huntingdon Cyclist Battalion, and is buried in Broadway Cemetery, Peterborough; they record him as the son of Joseph Edward and Elizabeth Blake. Harry's Army Pension file records that he was honourably discharged on 15/10/1917, due to a tuberculous abscess of the spine which, though not caused by his service, had been aggravated by his military service. Harry's death and funeral were reported on 26/10/1918 in the Peterborough Advertiser, which stated that his coffin bore a plaque inscribed "Harry Edward Blake. Born October 31st 1894. Died October 18th 1918").
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Hunts Cyclists
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
1st
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
L/Sgt
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Town of death
Peterborough
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1918
Month of death
October
Day of death
18
Manner of death as stated
Died at Peterborough Infirmary from sickness caused by exposure on active service.
Manner of death reference
Died of Disease
Personal Details
Address
82 COWGATE
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial