Profile image
Military service
Service number:
117150
Age:
23
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles (British Columbia Regt.)
Birth:
August 15, 1892
Enlistment:
Calgary, Alberta
Death:
June 16, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VIII. B. 96.
Additional information
Son of the Rev. James William and Mrs. Blake, of Manse of Temple, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland.
Digital gallery of Private John Archibald Temple Blake
-
Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Birch to Blakstad. Mircoform Sequence 10; Volume Number 31829_B034746; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 154 Page 691 of 734 -
War Memorial
War Memorial, Temple church, Gorebridge, Midlothian Photo courtesy of Elspeth Ewan, Roxburghshire, Scotland -
Cemetery
Temple church, Gorebridge, Midlothian Photo courtesy of Elspeth Ewan, Roxburghshire, Scotland [Pte. Blake's father was minister of Temple church. He enlisted in Calgary April 21, 1915.] -
Attestation Papers
-
Photo of JOHN ARCHIBALD TEMPLE BLAKE
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Biography
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private John Archibald Temple Blake
Digital gallery of
Private John Archibald Temple Blake
Digital gallery of
Private John Archibald Temple Blake
Digital gallery of
Private John Archibald Temple Blake
Digital gallery of
Private John Archibald Temple Blake
Digital gallery of
Private John Archibald Temple Blake
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 55 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.