Serjeant 36493 Francis BLAKE
7th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment,formerly 18487 Manchester Regiment
Killed in action, Monday 30th July 1917, France, Age 21
Home address:
14 Bowker Street, Hyde, Cheshire
Born:
1896 United State of America
Parents:
Margaret Blake and John Blake
14 Bowker Street, Hyde, Cheshire
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation:
Messrs. Lockyer's Glove & Wash Leather Works, Hyde
Enlisted:
Manchester, Lancashire
Remembered:
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, panel 34.
Link to Hyde:
Lived in Hyde
After taking a reconnaissance over the top of his trench with several of his men, he was returning when he was shot through the heart by a sniper.