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Friday. And all you can eat breakfast set us up for the day. Friday night we went for amazing food at Lawson's restaiurant (one we had found last visit to Lincoln) then on to Carousel then Popworld to finish the night.

As it was Halloween weekend, we did our 'zombies' pose :-)

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I will be out for an indefinite period for medical reasons.

I will not be able to comment on pictures for I can’t sit for a long period. I am going to miss everyone so much for I love my flickr family.

Would like to take this time to wish each and everyone of you a

Very Special Thanksgiving.

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Last of my weekend photo batch. I wanted to add this last one before I took anything else. I like how it looks but the only thing that bugs me is my hair elastic. I added the one in comments for what it'd look like with out the band but I didnt like how the rest of the image turned out as much as this one.

if you could please either ask permission to blog my photos or credit them that'd be great, thank you.

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Blake, John Philip MC (1917-1944) by Rachel Hassall

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Sherborne School, UK, Book of Remembrance for former pupils who died in the Second World War, 1939-1945.

If you have any additional information about this individual, or if you use one of our images, we would love to hear from you. Please leave a comment below or contact us via the Sherborne School Archives website: oldshirburnian.org.uk/school-archives/contact-the-school-...

Credit: Sherborne School Archives, Abbey Road, Sherborne, Dorset, UK, DT9 3AP.g

Details: John Philip Blake, born on 17 November 1917 at Portsmouth, Hampshire.

Son of Philip Blake, Dental Surgeon, and Marjorie Flora Blake (née Down), of Wade Cottage, Havant, Hampshire, formerly of Cambridge House, High Street, Havant, Hampshire.

Siblings:

Elizabeth Marjorie Blake.

David Eustace Blake (1925-2015) was educated at Aldenham School before attending Guy’s Hospital Dental School, after which he had a dental practice in Portsmouth. He represented Hampshire and the Marylebone Cricket Club in first-class cricket. In WW2 he served in the Royal Engineers as a second lieutenant. In 1956 he transferred to the Royal Army Dental Corps as lieutenant.

Attended Emsworth Prep School: Head of School; Captain of Games.

Attended Aldenham School, Elstree, Hertfordshire: Head of School; Head of House; Captain of Cricket; School colours for Fives and Hockey.

St John's College, Cambridge; Cricket Blue (represented Cambridge University 1938-1939); member of the University Wanderers Hockey Club and of the Hawks Club; captain of cricket and hockey at St Johns.

Played for Hampshire XI, 1937-1939.

In Michaelmas term 1939 employed as an Assistant Master (Mathematics) at Sherborne School and lodging at Acre House, Acreman Street. Played for Hampshire XI (1937-1939) in fourteen first-class matches, scoring 328 runs at an average of 13.66, with a high score of 48.

WW2, Temporary Lieutenant (Acting Temporary Captain), No.43 Royal Marines Commando.

He was commissioned in the Royal Marines in December 1939 as a temporary second lieutenant, before being appointed a temporary lieutenant in March 1940. He took part in the failed Battle of Dakar, also known as Operation Menace, an unsuccessful attempt in September 1940 to capture the port of Dakar in French West Africa (now Senegal). In October 1941 he was appointed a temporary captain. In 1943 he joined the newly-formed 43 Commando with whom he took part in the Anzio landings in January 1944, alongside no.9 Commando. He was awarded the Military Cross for his outstanding gallantry and leadership shown while serving with the 43rd R.M. Commando in the attack on Monte Ornito on 3 February 1944.

His Military Cross citation (June 1944) reads:

'Temporary Lieutenant (A/Captain) John Philip BLAKE, Royal Marines. For outstanding gallantry and leadership shown while serving with the 43rd Royal Marine Commando in the attack which led to the capture of Mt Ortino, Italy on 3rd February 1944. On reaching the top of the Mount, through heavy machine gun fire, without hesitation and heedless of the danger from grenades, he led the forward section of his Troop in a bayonet charge on the enemy position and captured 20 prisoners. Later in the day during a strong enemy counter attack, this gallant officer moved from position to position encouraging his men and directing their fire. MC-LG 27 June 1944.'

Died on 3 June 1944 in an attack by 43 Commando on the island of Brač in German-occupied Yugoslavia, when, having successfully led his men through a minefield, he was killed during a German counter-attack.

Of twelve members of Sherborne School teaching staff who served in the Second World War, John Philip Blake was the only casualty.

Commemorated at:

Belgrade War Cemetery, Serbia, 9. E. 7. Inscription on headstone: ‘B.A. (CANTAB) BELOVED ELDER SON OF PHILIP AND MARJORIE BLAKE, HAVANT, HANTS, ENGLAND’ www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2224035/BLAKE,%20JOHN...

On a lectern at St Faith's Church, Havant, Hampshire dopcms.rockitg.com/stfaithshavant/lectern/

Commando Association, Officers of 43 RM Commando: gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Mar...

Obituary, The Shirburnian, March 1945:

Captain John Philip Blake, M.C. (Royal Marines). John Blake came to Sherborne as a teacher of Mathematics in September 1939, spending only one term here before joining the Royal Marines. He was present at the Dakar incident and remained in the tropics for a large part of 1940-41 before being transferred to the Mediterranean. In July 1943, he joined the 43rd R.M. Commando and commanded a troop of 70 men. He went to Italy in January 1944, was awarded the Military Cross "for his outstanding gallantry and leadership shown while serving with the 43rd R.M. Commando in the attack on Mt. Ornito on 3rd February"; was present at the Anzio landing, and later crossed over to the Dalmatian Islands. He returned to Italy and on 13th June was reported missing as the result of leading an attack on a German strong point. His death in action was confirmed at the beginning of August.

Few will ever know the tremendous loss the School has sustained. It is hard to realise that such a splendid personality will not return to give us of his best, as it was his impatient desire to be able to do.

The essence of John Blake's character was naturalness and simplicity. His successes at school and university were more than enough to turn his head, but he never showed the slightest sign of conceit nor any desire to find his friends chiefly from among the athletically successful. He was Head of his Preparatory School at Emsworth and captain of all games; Head of the School and of Mead's House at Aldenham, where he was also captain of cricket and a school colour for fives and hockey. At Cambridge he won his Blue for cricket, was a member of the University Wanderers Hockey Club and of the Hawks Club, and was captain of Cricket and Hockey at St. John's. But no one would ever learn these things from his own lips. Amongst his own interests cricket stood out pre-eminently. All his letters to me contained some reference to it, no matter what time of year it might be. Sound and stylish bat though he was, it was his fielding which most impressed and gave such pleasure to all who saw him play. Whether he was playing for Cambridge or Hampshire or in some club match or on the village green, it was equally keen and polished, a perfect expression of himself. He had a most retentive brain and great powers of concentration.

But the most outstanding features of his life were his deep devotion to his family and to his faith and the enormous enjoyment he got out of life and friendship. He made friends wherever he went, for he entered whole-heartedly into the joys and sorrows of others in a natural way. All his officers stressed that he was a born leader of men and that all his men were so proud of him and so fond of him and talked of his outstanding personality. Perhaps the words of his Commanding Officer to his parents sum him up as well as words can: "John's loss to you is irreparable, as it is to the Corps and to the nation - an officer of his quality is quite irreplaceable".

R.S. Thompson (Housemaster of Westcott House 1936-1952)

Old Shirburnian Society Annual Report, November 1944:

'Blake, John Philip, M.C. (Staff), was educated at Aldenham where he was Head of the School and Captain of the XI. He later went to St John's College, Cambridge and was Captain of the College Cricket and Hockey teams. He obtained a cricket blue in 1939. He joined the Staff at Sherborne in 1939 but left on being gazetted to the Royal Marines being attached to the Commandos. He was awarded the Military Cross for outstanding gallantry and leadership in the attack which led to the capture of Mount Ormito in February last. He was reported Missing in June last and is now known to have lost his life.'

Headmaster’s Letter to Parents and Governors, July 1945:

‘We shall miss sadly John Blake, Captain, Royal Marines who was killed in Italy leading his platoon against a German strongpoint. He had already shown himself to be a most gallant and capable officer and his services had been rewarded by the award of the Military Cross. Although John Blake had only been one term at Sherborne before he joined up he had already endeared himself to all of us here and shown that he was going to be a really fine schoolmaster and a brilliant teacher of Mathematics.’

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jacobevanandmama: @supermomto2boys @emweezy i love it! they even threw in some pearl earrings. I don't have pierced ears tho lol.

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emmiedooandrydentoo: Haha well go get them pierced! I used to have 3 holes in each ear but let the other two close up.

jacobevanandmama: @emweezy I've had them pierced 12x they don't stay open lol

onceupon_thetwins: I know this is a few days late but I haven't had earrings in my ears in over 2 years and the wholes are still open it's crazy.

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jacobevanandmama: @onceupon_thetwins I haven't had earrings in since Evan was born. They might be open. I haven't tried haha. And thank you! I love it :). It matches my tattoo :)

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diese beiden Süssen sah ich heute bei einem Spaziergang durch Zweibrücken. Die erinnern mich an Black And White Whiskey. Tolle Scotch Terrier

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Today I met these two lovely scottish terrier, that remindet me by the black and white whiskey and their mirrors

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Cieli pieni di tutti i gabbiani in cui ci scontreremo.

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