We remember Alexander Blake

We remember Alexander Blake

Timeline

Timeline

1897
birth Auchterderran United Kingdom Source:8549739 Source:7081522 1897
1915
location Dotham Farm, by Kirkcaldy United Kingdom parents address Source:8549739 10th May 1915
1915
enlistment Kirkcaldy, Fife United Kingdom Source:8549739 11th May 1915
1915
service British Army Private 2633 Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 2/1st Battalion (Territorial Force) Source:8549739 11th May 1915
1916
service British Army Private 27755 Kings Own Scottish Borderers 3rd Battalion Source:8549739 21st November 1916
1916
service British Army Private 27755 Kings Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion Source:8549739 29th November 1916
1916
service British Army Private 27755 Kings Own Scottish Borderers 7/8th Battalion Source:8549739 11th December 1916
1917
hospitalisation German Measles Hospital/Institution Source:8549739 17th March 1917
1917
hospitalisation Impetigo Hospital/Institution Source:8549739 5th April 1917
1917
hospitalisation Scabies Hospital/Institution Source:8549739 5th April 1917
1917
service British Army Private 27755 Kings Own Scottish Borderers Depot Source:8549739 15th April 1917
1917
service British Army Private 27755 Kings Own Scottish Borderers 3rd Battalion Source:8549739 22nd June 1917
1917
service British Army Private 27755 Kings Own Scottish Borderers 7/8th Battalion Source:8549739 31st July 1917
1917
service British Army Lance Corporal 27755 Kings Own Scottish Borderers 7/8th Battalion Source:8549739 24th October 1917
1918
service British Army Corporal 27755 Kings Own Scottish Borderers 7/8th Battalion Source:8549739 28th June 1918
1918
hospitalisation Wounded (Gas) - remained at duty Hospital/Institution Source:8549739 25th July 1918
1918
service British Army Lance Serjeant 27755 Kings Own Scottish Borderers 7/8th Battalion Source:8549739 25th July 1918
1918
service British Army Serjeant 27755 Kings Own Scottish Borderers 7/8th Battalion Source:8549739 26th July 1918
1918
awards Croix de Guerre Other War Service Award Source:8549739 22nd November 1918
1918
awards Medaille Militaire Other War Service Award Source:8549739 22nd November 1918
1919
service British Army Serjeant 27755 King's Own Scottish Borderers Depot Source:8549739 11th July 1919 - 8th August 1919
1920
discharge Source:8549739 31st March 1920
employment Ploughman Source:8549739
1920
death Source:7081522 11th November 1920
awards Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration Source:7081522
burial Bowhill Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Fifeshire United Kingdom Source:7081522

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Alexander
Initials A
Last Name Blake
Source 375338
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Dotham Farm, by Kirkcaldy United Kingdom parents address known 10th May 1915
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2633 Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 2/1st Battalion (Territorial Force) Private
British Army 27755 Kings Own Scottish Borderers 3rd Battalion Private
British Army 27755 Kings Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion Private
British Army 27755 Kings Own Scottish Borderers 7/8th Battalion Private
British Army 27755 Kings Own Scottish Borderers Depot Private
British Army 27755 Kings Own Scottish Borderers 3rd Battalion Private
British Army 27755 Kings Own Scottish Borderers 7/8th Battalion Private
British Army 27755 Kings Own Scottish Borderers 7/8th Battalion Lance Corporal
British Army 27755 Kings Own Scottish Borderers 7/8th Battalion Corporal
British Army 27755 Kings Own Scottish Borderers 7/8th Battalion Lance Serjeant
British Army 27755 Kings Own Scottish Borderers 7/8th Battalion Serjeant
British Army 27755 King's Own Scottish Borderers Depot Serjeant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Croix de Guerre Other War Service Award
Medaille Militaire Other War Service Award
Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William Blake father

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Fife3190

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