John Blake (soldier)
John Young Filmore Blake, also known as John Y.F. Blake and J.Y.F. Blake was an Irish-American soldier and writer. He was born October 6, 1856, in Bolivar, Missouri in the United States, and died January 24, 1907, in New York City. Blake served as a foreign volunteer for the Boers of the South African Republic during the Second Boer War.
John Young Fillmore Blake | |
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John Blake alongside officers of the Irish Brigade. Blake stands third from left. | |
| Nickname(s) | Beau |
| Born | October 6, 1856 Bolivar, Missouri, United States |
| Died | January 24, 1907 (aged 50) Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
| Buried | West Point Cemetery, West Point, New York, United States |
| Allegiance | United States South African Republic |
| Branch | United States Army Boer foreign volunteers |
| Colonel | |
| Unit | 6th Cavalry Regiment Navajo Scouts Irish Transvaal Brigade |
| Commands held | Irish Transvaal Brigade |
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| Alma mater | United States Military Academy |
| Other work | A West Pointer with the Boers |
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