John Blake (soldier)
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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.[1] Blake served as a foreign volunteer for the Boers of the South African Republic during the Second Boer War.
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John Young Fillmore Blake | |
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Nickname(s) | Beau |
Born | (1856-10-06)October 6, 1856 Bolivar, Missouri, United States |
Died | January 24, 1907(1907-01-24) (aged 50) Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
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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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