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Richard Barnett Blake

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class II Richard Barnett Blake

April 15, 1943
France

Military Service

Service Number:

9529

Age:

27

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

90 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of William Barnett and Isabella Blake, of Ottawa, Ontario. Husband of Rose M. Blake.

Commemorated on Page 137 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SOUDE-NOTRE-DAME-OU-LE-PETIT CHURCHYARD
Marne, France

Grave Reference:

Grave 2.

Location:

Soude-Notre-Dame-ou-le-Petit is a village and commune 24 kilometres south of Chalons-en-Champagne, and 20 kilometres west of Vitry-le-Francois. The graves of five British and one Canadian airmen are 56 feet from the east wall of the church.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Class II Richard Barnett Blake is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer Class II Richard Barnett Blake is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Class II Richard Barnett Blake is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer Class II Richard Barnett Blake is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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