Military Service:-
Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Trade: Pilot (Under Training)
Service Number: R/78573
Age: 24
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: #2 SFTS [RCAF Station Uplands]
He enlisted in London, Ontario, Canada, in October 1940; LAC Blake was completing his pilot training course at #2 Service Flying School at Uplands near Ottawa, when his Harvard (#2510) aircraft crashed near Tweed, Ontario.
Son of Frederick ('Fred') George and Florence (née McMurray) Blake of Chester Street, London. His father, Fred, was born in London, England; his mother, Florence, was born in Norfolk, England
Leading Aircraftman Vernon Arthur Blake is commemorated on Page 24 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Military Service:-
Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Trade: Pilot (Under Training)
Service Number: R/78573
Age: 24
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: #2 SFTS [RCAF Station Uplands]
He enlisted in London, Ontario, Canada, in October 1940; LAC Blake was completing his pilot training course at #2 Service Flying School at Uplands near Ottawa, when his Harvard (#2510) aircraft crashed near Tweed, Ontario.
Son of Frederick ('Fred') George and Florence (née McMurray) Blake of Chester Street, London. His father, Fred, was born in London, England; his mother, Florence, was born in Norfolk, England
Leading Aircraftman Vernon Arthur Blake is commemorated on Page 24 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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AGED 24 YEARS
REST IN PEACE
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