| Surname: | Blake |
| Initials: | R |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/14156 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 13/12/1915 to 1/11/1915 and 15/7/1916 to 7/10/1916 and (4) Mesopotamia, 28/7/1917. Formerly Pte. 3/1 Monmouthshire Regt. No. 847, later Pte 8 Welsh Regt. No. 266805. Info from pension card: Richard Blake. 1/8/20 discharged, born 1889, married, Summerlea, 7 York Street, Abertillery. 2/9/20 pension Malaria, GSW right buttock, gas poisoning. |