British Army Veterinary Corps
James BLAKEWAY
Captain
Died 4 December 1918 · Aged 36
His story
James Blakeway MRCVS was the son of James Blakeway, senior, MRCVS of Stourbridge in Worcestershire.
James Blakeway qualified from the Royal Veterinary College, London, in July 1904 and practised with his father in Stourbridge.
He served in the Worcestershire Yeomanry and volunteered for service with the Army Veterinary Corps at the outbreak of war. During the war, he served as a Deputy Assistant Director of Veterinary Services.
He died, aged 36, in a Military Hospital in Paris of Influenza on 4 December 1918 and is buried in the City of Paris Cemetery, Pantin.
Before the war
- Nationality
- British
- Date of Birth
- March 1882
- Place of Birth
- Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England
- Veterinary College and Date of Graduation
- London - July 1904
Military service
- Last Rank
- Captain
- Regiment/Service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- First Theatre of War
- France
Medals and commemoration
- Name on RCVS Honour Board
- Yes
- Name In Officers who died in Great War
- Yes
- Medals and Awards
- Victory Medal
Death and burial
- Date of Death
- 4 December 1918
- Age at Death
- 36
- Place of Death
- Paris, France
- Cause of Death
- Influenza
- Cemetery
- City of Paris Cemetery
- Location
- Paris, France
- Grave Reference
- 6.21.15
- Commonwealth War Grave
- Yes - CWGC Headstone
- Emblem or Badge on Headstone
- British Army Veterinary Corps
Sources and further reading
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “James Blakeway”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/james_d_blakeway/.
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