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249577

Gnr. Joseph Henry Blakemore

Royal Garrison Artillery 119th Siege Battery

from:Birmingham

(d.25th Aug 1918)

Joseph Blakemore aged 32, was killed in an accident in a dugout on 15th of August 1918 near Rosieres, France. He is buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen.




255801

L/Cpl. Thomas William Blakemore

British Army 6th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment

from:Trimdon Colliery

(d.17th Sep 1917)




262681

Pte. Frederick James Blakeston

British Army 6th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment

from:Beverley, Yorkshire

Frederick Blakeston served with 6th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment and the Royal Army Service Corps. He died on 26th Oct 1927




218402

Pte. James Robert Blakey

Australian Imperial Force

(d.2nd May 1915)

James Robert Blakey served with the Australian Imperial Force during WW1 and died of wounds on the 2nd May 1915, age 23. He is buried in Alexandria Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt. He was the son of John Henry and Margaret Ann Blakey, of 17, Hollingreave Rd., Burnley, England.




223360

Pte. James Robert Blakey

Australian Army 1st Btn.

(d.2nd May 1915)

James Blakey died of wounds on the 2nd of May 1915 age 23 and is buried in the Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt. He was the son of John Henry and Margaret Ann Blakey of 17 Hollingreave Rd., Burnley, England.




218258

Pte. John Blakey

British Army 6th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment

from:27 Caldervale Road, Burnley, Lancashire

(d.30th Apr 1917)

John Blakey served with the 6th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment during WW1 and was killed in action on 30th April 1917. He is commemorated on the Basra War Memorial, Iraq.




222495

Pte. John Blakey

British Army 6th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment

from:27 Caldervale Road, Burnley, Lancashire.

(d.30th April 1917)

John Blakey died on the 30th of April 1917 and is commemorated on the Basra War Memorial in Iraq.




212273

Pte. Percy Blakey

British Army 1/8 Battalion Manchester Regiment

from:12 Maud Street, Higher Broughton, Manchester

(d.7th Jun 1915)

Percy Blakey is remembered on the Helles Memorial.




214662

Rfmn. Thomas Muir Blakey

British Army 13th Battalion Rifle Brigade

from:Jarrow

(d.10th Jul 1916)

Thomas Muir Blakey served with the 13th Battalion Rifle Brigade, he was killed at the age of 21 on 10th July 1916. He was born, lived and enlisted in Jarrow, the son of Thomas Muir Blakey and Frances Blakey (Allan) of Jarrow.

Thomas is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial. He is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow and was commemorated on the Triptych that was in St. Mark's Church Jarrow (it is no longer a Church)




214676

4th Eng.Off. William Oliver Richard Blakey

Mercantile Marine SS Caithness

from:Jarrow

(d.20th April 1917)

William Oliver Richard Blakey was a Fourth Engineer Officer on the S.S. Caithness (Newcastle) with the Mercantile Marine. He was aged 47 when he died on 20th April 1917. William was the son of Jane Ann Blakey (nee Westgarth) of 64 Duke Street Jarrow and the late John Robert Blakey. he was born and lived Jarrow. William is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.

On the 1911 census John Robert and Jane Ann Blakey parents of William Oliver Richard Blakey are living at 22 Commercial Road, Jarrow.




237399

Rflmn. Charles William Blampied

British Army 7th Bn. Jersey Coy. Royal Irish Rifles

(d.23rd July 1915)

Charles Blampied is buried in the south-east corner of the Ballyhooly (Christ Church) Church of Ireland Churchyard in Co. Cork, Ireland.




1205368

Pte. Charles Blanch

British Army 7/8th Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers

from:4, White Lion Yard, Church St., East Dereham, Norfolk

(d.7th Jun 1917)




1306

Pte. George Henry Blanch

British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers

(d.26th Apr 1915)




251846

Pte. Sidney John Blanchard

British Army 5th Btn. Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own)

from:Glasgow

(d.3rd November 1918)

Sidney Blanchard died in a field hospital 8 days before Armistice Day and 3 days before his 19th birthday. He is buried at Kazelburg in Belgium. I would love to know which battle he was fatally wounded in and when he first joined up.




1205632

Spr. Bland

Canadian Army 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy.




249787

QMS. Charles James Bland DCM.

British Army 23rd Battalion Middlesex Regiment

from:Upper Holloway, London

Charles Bland served with 23rd Middlesex Regiment I am trying to find out more information about my grandfather.




300067

Pte. Edward Bland

British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry




246250

Pte. Ernest Bland

British Army 11th Btn. Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment

from:11 Church Street, Halifax




256490

L/Cpl. Ernest Bland

British Army 12th Btn. York & Lancashire Regiment

(d.1st Jul 1916)

Ernest Bland served with the 12th York & Lancashire Regiment. I recently purchased his memorial plaque.




249667

Pte. Herbert Bland

British Army 7th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment

from:Sheffield




250647

Rflmn. Herbert Arthur Edwards Bland

British Army 12th (The Rangers) Btn. London Regiment

from:Borough, London

(d.19th September 1916)

I bought the death plaque of Rifleman Herbert Bland.




239834

Rflmn. Roy Maurice Bland

British Army 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps

from:Osbaldwick, York

(d.28th Oct 1918)

Roy Maurice was the son of Annie Bland (nee Jewitt) and George Bland. He was born April 1886 in York. He had one brother Henry Radcliffe Bland who was born in 1898. He signed up on 13th of January 1916 and died 28 October 1918. It seems of illness and his theatre of war was put as home. His younger brother had died 25th of October at home of influenza. It is possible that Roy Maurice was on leave and contracted the Spanish Flu from his brother. Or he was sent home ill and gave it to his brother. Annie and George only had the two sons - it must have been devastating.




1205576

Spr. Wilfred Henry Bland

Canadian Army 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy.

from:Vancouver, Washington, USA

(d.31st Jul 1917)




225918

Rflmn. William Arthur Bland

British Army 2nd Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps

from:Leicester

(d.7th Aug 1916)




210402

Pte. Albert Edward Blandford

British Army 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment

from:Salisbury, Wiltshire

(d.10th Aug 1915)

Albert Blandford was the grandson of my great great grandmother's sister. He was killed at Gallipoli,this is all I know about him through tracing our family history. He was just a young man when he fell during the Turkish offensive.




237926

Sister. Blandy

Queen Alexandras Nursing Service No. 16 Stationary Hospital




217030

Ldg.Stk. Blaney

Royal Navy HMS Indefatigable

from:Dublin

(d.31st May 1916)

Son of William and Mary Blaney, of Dublin, he was killed in action at Battle of Jutland aged 24 and is remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.




232221

Pte. H. Blaney

British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Southmoor




238415

Pte. Christopher Blankley

British Army 1/6th Btn. Sherwood Foresters

from:Chesterfield

Christopher Blankley was born in 1894 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. He enlisted in April 1912 and became a private in the 6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment), a unit of the Territorial Force. At the outbreak of war they were part of the Notts and Derby Infantry Brigade, North Midland Division and had their HQ at 10 Corporation Street, Chesterfield. They were mobilised for war service on 5th August 1914.

He arrived in France with the 46th Division in February 1915. Chris was wounded on 5th May 1915 at Kemmel, eight of his battalion were killed, most were from his home town. He was hospitalised until December 1915 when he rejoined his unit.

He was captured by the Germans in March 1917 at Gommecourt and was a POW at Misden and Munster POW Camps until the end of war. Chris returned home and continued in his battalion until March 1919. He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Christopher Blankley married Lizzy and had six children with three surviving. He continued his pre-wartime occupation, and lived in Chesterfield all his life and died in March 1963 aged 68 years. He never mentioned his wartime experiences. I am his granddaughter and now live in South Australia. I remember my granddad very clearly as a kind generous and friendly man and loving father and grandfather.




252505

Pte. Alfred Walter Blanks

British Army 4th Btn Royal Fusiliers

from:Chichester

(d.16th Jun 1915)







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