Alfred Blake was Lord Mayor of Portsmouth City Council from 1958 to 1959 and director of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme from 1966 to 1978.
16 Facts About Alfred Blake
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Alfred Blake was educated from 1926 to 1932 at Dauntsey's School, a private school in Wiltshire.
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Alfred Blake read law at the University of London, graduating Bachelor of Laws in June 1938.
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Alfred Blake was one of the first 14 civilians to be commissioned into the Royal Marines during the war.
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Alfred Blake attended and passed the Army Staff Course at Staff College, Camberley.
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Alfred Blake relinquished the rank of acting temporary major on 5 October 1943.
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Alfred Blake took part in the Allied landings at Anzio in January 1944.
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Alfred Blake landed in Albania and was involved in the capture of Sarande on 9 October 1944, and the liberation of Corfu on 14 October 1944.
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Alfred Blake led them over the Maas, Rhine, Weser, Aller and Elb rivers.
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Alfred Blake was made acting temporary lieutenant colonel again on 4 September 1945.
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Alfred Blake retired from the firm as Senior Partner in 1985 but continued as a consultant until 1999.
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Alfred Blake was Lord Mayor of Portsmouth from 1958 to 1959.
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Alfred Blake was a school governor of Portsmouth Girls' High School, where he rose to be chair, and Dauntsey's School.
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Alfred Blake was an active member of the Rotary Club, marking his sixtieth year of involvement in 2009.
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Alfred Blake died in Port Royal, South Carolina on 17 November 2013, at the age of 98.
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Alfred Blake was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1975 and promoted to Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1979 for his services to the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.