Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Blake, KCB, DSO (16 September 1882-18 July 1968) was an officer in the Royal Navy. Blake was born at Alverstoke in Hampshire, the son of Thomas Blake and Fanny Leatry. As a boy, he attended Winchester College before entering the Royal Navy in 1896. In 1911, Blake married Jean St. John Carr; with whom he had two daughters.
At the Battle of Jutland, Blake served as gunnery commander aboard HMS Iron Duke. In 1919, he was ap...
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Date of birth:
- Sep 16, 1882
Date of death:
- Jul 18, 1968 (age 85 years)
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