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Vernon Arthur Blake

In memory of:

Leading Aircraftman Vernon Arthur Blake

April 29, 1941

Military Service

Service Number:

R/78573

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Fred G. Blake and Florence Blake, of London.

Commemorated on Page 24 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LONDON (MOUNT PLEASANT) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Mil. Plot. Sec. X. Grave 251.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Vernon Arhtur Blake– Vernon Arhtur Blake was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic G. Blake, of 427 Chester Street, and attended South Collegiate. He enlisted in London, October 1940 and was completing his pilot training course at #2 Service Flying School at Uplands near Ottawa, on April 24, 1941 when his Harvard aircraft crashed near Tweed, Ontario

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    Photo of Vernon Arhtur Blake – Vernon Arhtur Blake was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic G. Blake, of 427 Chester Street, and attended South Collegiate. He enlisted in London, October 1940 and was completing his pilot training course at #2 Service Flying School at Uplands near Ottawa, on April 24, 1941 when his Harvard aircraft crashed near Tweed, Ontario
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