55 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND BLAKE, Horace Horace and his twin brother Leonard were born in London, England on January 13, 1898. They served together in the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF. Horace and Leonard enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) at the age of eighteen in Peterborough, ON, initially in the 8th CMR. They transferred to the 4th CMR and served on the Western Front in France and Belgium. Private Horace Blake was wounded in the thigh during the Battle of the Somme at Regina Trench on October 1, 1916. He then suffered from Trench Fever and was discharged on compassionate grounds on August 1, 1917 in Quebec. Horace resided in Scarborough, Ontario until his passing on May 4, 1965. BLAKEBURN, Nelson Ernest Nelson was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia on August 25, 1920. He enlisted in the Army (Reserve Force) in 1939. He was unable to serve in the Regular Force due to issues with his eyesight. He served in the Cape Breton Highlanders in Canada throughout World War II. He was discharged in 1945. In the 1990’s, he resided in Toronto, Ontario. Nelson passed away on November 25, 1998. BLAKE, Leonard Leonard and his twin brother Horace were born in London, England on January 13, 1898. They served together in the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF. Leonard and Horace enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on August 19, 1915 at the age of eighteen in Peterborough, ON, initially in the 8th CMR. They transferred to the 4th CMR and served on the Western Front in Ypres and Belgium. Leonard was sadly lost in the Battle of Mount Sorrel in Belgium on June 2, 1916. His remains were not found or identified. He is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, Belgium.
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