Grave of John Philip Blake

Name: John Philip Blake

Number: CH/66

Rank: Captain

Unit: Royal Marines, 43 Commando RM

Date of Death: 2 June 1944

Location: Belgrade War Cemetery

Country: Yugoslavia

Notes: 43 Commando RM took part in the attack on German fortified positions on the Island of Brac, Yugoslavia, 2 - 4 June, 1944 Havant Town War Memorial, Hampshire. Captain Blake served in the RM Commandos. Inscription: In Memoriam, John Philip Blake, M.C., B.A. ( Cantab.), Acting Captain, RM, killed in action while serving with 43 Commando, 2 June, 1944