Malcolm Gilbert Stewart Blane

1892–1915 (age 23)

Biography

Malcolm Gilbert Stewart Blane was a young man whose life was claimed by World War I at the age of twenty-three. Though limited biographical records remain, his sacrifice represents one of countless individuals who gave their lives during the Great War, leaving behind families and communities forever altered by his loss.

Blane's name is preserved at the Loos Memorial, a testament to the thousands who fell during the Battle of Loos and other engagements on the Western Front. His memory endures as part of the historical record of those who served and died in one of history's most devastating conflicts.

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Loos Memorial
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