The Captain of his regiment, the Royal Sussex, writing from Lahore,
says: " I knew your son very well, as he had been in my Company ever since he joined up, and recognised him as a good sportsman and a thorough gentleman ; as a soldier he made a first-class signaller, and but for being in the Signal Section, no doubt would have been promoted high up in bis Battalion. He was greatly liked by his comrades."

Lieut. H. H. Roskin writes: " We all feel the loss very intensely. Your son
was well Kked by all, and he was a good Jew. The respect in which your son
was held is evident from the fact that every officer of his Battalion attended the funeral. "

Sergt. W.Jf. Proctor writes.: "Your son proved himself a most conscientious worker. Fearless, willing and .intellectual,. his work during the Waeiristaa campaign was beyond reproach. He died from typhoid in hospital, where he received every attention, and was buried with full military honours, and according to Jewish rites. He will remain in our memories forever as a great friend and a big-hearted comrade"

Signaller A. L. Willson Writes: "In accordance with the wish of his comrades I convey, to you our heartfelt sympathy in the loss of your child. He endeared himself to us all by his unassuming manner and his ever smiling face. Always ready to oblige or help anyone in trouble, we mourn his loss as that of a personal friend. He gave his life for the cause for which he enlisted."

Writing of him in the magazine of the Oxford and St. George's Club, of which he was a member, Mr. Ben Mocatta says: "Personally, I can say that I have lost as true a friend as anyone could wish to have, and it won't only be when I look on the 1914 camp photo that I shall sigh,
for his memory will ever be present to my mind when I think that many of the finest and most lovable characters have been taken from our midst. It is no exaggeration to say that none of Kitchener's Army did their duty more nobly, loyally, and cheerfully than the departed. Blacker was the finest type of fellow I have ever met, and I am convinced he made the name of Jew respected in a wide circle. Profoundest sympathy must be felt for the bereaved parents, sisters and brother. May God grant them strength to bear their great sorrow ! "