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Val ffrench Blake was born on 3 March, 1913, is a British Army officer and animal breeder (1913–2011). Discover Val ffrench Blake's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 98 years old?
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Val ffrench Blake Height, Weight & Measurements
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Val ffrench Blake Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Val ffrench Blake worth at the age of 98 years old? Val ffrench Blake’s income source is mostly from being a successful officer. He is from . We have estimated Val ffrench Blake's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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His father was Major St. John Lucius O'Brien Acheson ffrench Blake (1889–1917), who was killed at the First Battle of Gaza, and his mother, Doris Kathleen Tweedie.
He went to Eton College, a boarding-school in Eton, Berkshire, where he was an Oppidan Scholar, and graduated from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
Robert Lifford Valentine ffrench Blake (3 March 1913 – 11 March 2011) was a lieutenant-colonel in the British Army, cattle and horse breeder, and author.
Robert Lifford Valentine ffrench Blake was born on 3 March 1913 in Rawalpindi, India.
He was a descendant of the Tribes of Galway.
They had two sons: Neil St. John ffrench Blake (born 1940) and Anthony O'Brien ffrench Blake (born 1942).
They resided at Midgham Park Farm in Woolhampton, Berkshire.
He spent his last years in a nursing home in Nether Wallop, Hampshire.
However, after he was shot in the neck and arms by a sniper in November 1942, he was sent back to England to heal.
He then worked at RAC Tactical School in Oxford and studied at the Staff College, Camberley.
At the age of thirty-two, he was appointed assistant adjutant and quartermaster general (AA&QMG) to the 6th Armoured Division.
He was then posted to the newly established Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where he served as Chief Instructor of Old College and co-wrote the Military Syllabus for an 18-month course.
Meanwhile, he became a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in 1945.
However, in 1949, he retired from the British Army as Lieutenant-Colonel.
Later, he moved to a farm in Cornwall, where he raised Ayrshire cattle.
After being introduced to dressage by Polish cavalryman Captain Stefan Skupinski, he bred horses to sell them for eventing, showjumping and dressage.
He also wrote several books, including: one about dressage, another one about the Crimean War, and a memoir.
He taught children how to shoot woodcock, snipe or pheasant.
He also became a professional painting restorer, copying Old Master.
In 2010, he asked his publisher to give him the royalties he was overdue from the sales of his 1972 book Dressage for Beginners in the United States.
He married Grania Bryde Curran.
During the Second World War, he served with the 17th/21st Lancers in India and North Africa.
