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BLAKER, FRANK GERALD

UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945

Full Name: BLAKER, FRANK GERALD
Date Of Birth: 8 May 1920
Age: 24
Birth Place: Meiktila, Upper Burma, India.
Nationality: British
Resided Place: India; England
Date: 9 Jul 1944
Date Of Death: 9 Jul 1944
Fate: Died of wounds
Information: The Highland Light Infantry, attached 3rd Battalion, 9th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army. Previously Lieutenant and Captain. Regular Army Emergency Commission.
Rank Name: Major
Rank (2nd): Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
Service Number: 193864
Gazette Date: 1944
Gazette Page: 4423 (V.C.); Issue: 36715 (V.C.)
Duty Location: Taunghi, Burma
Died in Active Service: Yes
Service: British Army
Regiment: Highland Light Infantry
Regiment 2: 9th Gurkha Rifles
Battalion 2: 3rd Battalion
Archive Reference: WO 304/16
Place of Death: Near Taunghi, Burma
Seniority Date: 28 Jun 1941
Conflict Period: World War II
Served For: United Kingdom
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Publication Title: UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
Content Source: The National Archives of the UK
Last Updated: 31 Oct 2023
Description: This database contains the Roll of Honour – a listing of British Army casualties from World War II.