John Philip Blake MC (17 November 1917 — 3 June 1944) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Marines officer.
At the age of 7, John was seriously injured on 13 April 1925 when he was hit by a car whilst crossing a road in Harpenden, where he was staying in town with a relative.
[1] While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Sussex at Worthing in the 1938 County Championship.
Following a nighttime battle, fought under heavy machine gun and mortar fire, they captured Monte Ornito.
In June 1944, 43 Commando were withdrawn to the Adriatic Sea, where they attacked a German stronghold on the island of Brač in German-occupied Yugoslavia.
Lacking the appropriate support for the operation, Blake was killed during a German counter-attack, having successfully led his men through a minefield.