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241731 Lt. Cecil Francis Blacker British Army 2nd Btn. Connaught Rangers (d.6th September 1914) Cecil Blacker was the Son of Major F.H. Blacker. At the start of WW1 he was severely wounded at the Battle of Mons on the 23rd of August 1914 and evacuated to Netley Hospital in England but died from his wounds on the 6th September 1914. The hospital has a military cemetery within the grounds, but Cecil was brought back to Ireland for burial. He was aged 25 when he died and is buried in the South-East part of the Naas (Mauldings, or St. Magdalen's) Protestant Cemetery, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**