A British soldier who was killed in one of the First World War's bloodiest battles is to be laid to rest with full military honours almost 100 years after he died. Sergeant David Harkness Blakey, of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme in northern France on 1 July 1916. Read more http://news.sky.com/story/1565862/wwi-soldier-to-be-reburied-with-full-honours
Sad to see that his son who died in WW2 also has no known grave. I wonder if he'll ever be found/identified. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2770678/ BLAKEY, HENRY Rank:Bombardier Service No:777813 Date of Death:01/06/1940 Age:31 Regiment/Service:Royal Artillery 30 Field Regt. Panel Reference: Column 8. Memorial:DUNKIRK MEMORIAL Additional Information:Son of David Harkness Blakey and Sarah Blakey, of Blaydon-on-Tyne, Co. Durham. [hr] http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/769202/ BLAKEY, DAVID HARKNESS Rank:Serjeant Service No:18634 Date of Death:01/07/1916 Age:26 Regiment/Service:Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 11th Bn. Awards:M M Grave Reference: V. A. 13 Cemetery:CONNAUGHT CEMETERY, THIEPVAL Additional Information:Son of Henry and Isabella Blakey; husband of Sarah Blakey. N.B. Please note that this casualty has yet to be buried, however this is scheduled to take place soon. His previous commemoration on the Thiepval Memorial (Pier and Face 4D and 5B) will remain until the panel is next replaced. Please contact the Commission for further information if required.
Also mentioned, Known Unto God, they made the small print. Lest We Forget. "Two unknown soldiers - one from the Royal Irish Rifles and another from the Cambridgeshire Regiment - were also reburied."
I was hoping to pin down the ship he might have been on but the Navy lost a significant amount of ships on the 1st June including the destroyers HMS Basilisk, Havant, Keith and the French Foudroyant so its pretty impossible really. Here's the regiments war diary entry for the end of May and 1st June 1940.