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Sister. Blandy
Queen Alexandras Nursing Service No. 16 Stationary Hospital
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.
Pte. H. Blaney
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Southmoor
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.
Pte. Alfred Walter Blanks
British Army 4th Btn Royal Fusiliers
from:Chichester
(d.16th Jun 1915)
Pte. Harry Blanksby
British Army 10th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Manchester
(d.7th Jul 1916)
Harry Blanksby died at the Battle of the Somme.
Pte. Albert Blanshard
British Army 10th Btn. Essex Regiment
from:Stainfield, Lincoln
(d.23rd August 1918)
Albert Blanshard, son of Mr J.W. and Mrs F.E. Blanshard of Stainfield, Wragby, Lincoln, initially enlisted in Lincoln with the Sherwood Foresters, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment and then served with the 10th Battalion Essex Regiment. He was killed in action on 23rd of August 1918 and is buried at Becourt Military Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, Somme, France. Information courtesy of http://www.roll-of-honour.com
Pte. William Blashford
British Army 2nd Btn. Coldstream Guards
from:Blyth, Northumberland
(d.27th August 1918)
I am led to believe that my grandfather, William Blashford, was the only person in the first world war with the name Blashford to be killed. I have visited his grave at Croisilles British Cemetery, Pas de Calais together with my wife and found it very moving.
Pte. William Edward Blaskett
Australian Imperial Force 10th Australian Field Ambulance
Bill Blaskett was gassed at Ploegsteert Woods on 8th of June 1917 but survived. He is the father of well known Australian entertainer & ventriloquist Ron Blaskett and Gerry Gee
Gnr. Thomas Blay
British Army Royal Field Artillery
from:Dublin
(d.25th Apr 1918)
Thomas Blay was the son of William and Sarah Blay, of 5, Lorne Terrace, Brookfield Rd., Kilmainham, Dublin. He served with the Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery and was killed in action in Flanders in April 1918 aged 22. He is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial.
Pte. Herbert Arnold Bleakledge
British Army 1/4th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
(d.16th Jun 1915)
Herbert Arnold Bleakledge 1469 was killed at the side of my Dad, Thomas Mc Clelland 1452 Loyal North Lancs on the 16th of June 1915 at Festubert. My Dad crawled out under sniper fire after the Battle to see if Arnold was still alive but he had been killed instantly. My dad got Arnold's gold watch and after the war gave it to Arnold's mother. My uncle, who I never met was also along side Arnold when he was killed and this haunted him all his life because they were all close pals.
2nd Lt. Bleakley
British Army 11th (South Antrim) Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
L/Cpl. Samuel Mason Bleasdale
British Army 22nd Btn. Manchester Regiment
from:Manchester
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Pte. Emmanuel Blease MM.
British Army 7th Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Comgleton
(d.27th Oct 1917)
Emmanuel Blease was my grandfather, I have visited his grave in Ypres twice and I have some of his war records. His wife Hannah had died before him in Chester of tuberculosis. He left seven orphans. He had been wounded three times previously but died on the 27 Oct, 1917 of his wounds, He was awarded the Military Medal, but I do not have the details of why he was awarded this medal and would love to know if possible please.
Pte. J. W. Blenkinsop
British Army 11th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
J W Blenkinsop served with the 11th West Yorkshire Regiment. Medical records show he had a dental problem and spent four days in a field hospital from 1st of August 1917.
John Blenkinsopp
Bdr. Joseph Blenkinsopp
British Army Royal Field Artillery
from:Aycliffe
2nd Lt. Alfred Victor Blenkiron
Royal Flying Corps
Alfred Victor Blenkiron served with the Somerset Light Infantry and became an ace pilot as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps.
Ldg Seaman. John Marrack Blewett
Merchant Navy SS Alnwick Castle
(d.17th Mar 1917)
Pte. Frank Blewitt
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Dunston
Pte. Fred Blewitt
British Army 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment
from:Newlyn, Cornwall
(d.22nd April 1918)
Fred Blewitt is my grandmother's young brother who was only 18 yrs old when he died. I didn't know whose relation he was until I looked up his death record on Ancestry.com. Where I was also told that he is named on the Loos-en-Gohelle Memorial, and I having looked this up; it is supposed to name the dead who could not be identified. But also he is buried at the Cambrin Military Cemetery not far from Bethune where the Hampshire Regiment where fighting in 1918. There is also another conflicting facts, on a note given to my Gran showing where he is buried. It states that he was in the 10th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Where as the death scroll that I have states he was in the Hampshire's and his Reg No was 230188, where on Ancestry it has his Reg no as 44315. It looks as if I will have to pay a visit to Kew to find out if they were two different people.
Editor's Note: The information you have does relate to two individuals:
Private 44315 Fred Blewitt of the 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, was aged 18 when he died on 22nd of April 1918, he is remembered on the Loos Memorial his remains not being recovered from the battlefield. He was the brother of Mr. R. A. Blewett, of 18, Gworus St., Penzance.
Private 230188 Frederick Blewitt was a territorial with the 1st Shropshire Yeomanry, he went to France on the 16th of June 1915. Whilst serving with the 10th Btn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry, he died on the 9th of November 1918 whilst being treated at 54th Casualty Clearing Station and is buried at Cambrin. He lived in Preston Brockhurst and had enlisted in Lichfield. His father's name was Thomas.
Pte. William Blewitt
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. John Bligh
British Army Labour Corps
(d.17th Mar 1918)
John Bligh was born in Dublin and enlisted South Shields, Durham as Pte. 709, Northumberland Fusiliers. He died of wounds at home.
Pte. Sidney Harry Blight
British Army 4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment
from:Storehouse, Plymouth
(d.24th August 1914)
Sidney Blight was my great uncle, my grandfather's elder brother. My grandfather never spoke about Sidney and it was only whilst carrying out other family research that we discovered him. He is buried in St. Symphoriem Military Cemetery in Belgium.
Pte. Thomas Henry Blight
British Army 5th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
(d.26th Aug 1918)
I came across Pte Blight's death plaque in a junk shop. I believe he served with the 5th batt Royal Berkshire Reg.
Sgt. Charles William Blinco DCM.
British Army 2nd Btn Suffolk Regiment
from:Swaffham Bulbeck
(d.19th Apr 1918)
Charles Blinco enlisted in 1910 in the 2nd Suffolk Regiment. On the 25th Sept 1917 he was involved in a raid at Gonnelieu. Charles was recognised with the DCM which was Gazetted 19th of Nov 1917. This raid was very costly with over 100 soldiers lost out of approx 208 involved. Charles sustained wounds of a fatal nature in this engagement and was taken eventually to a Hospital in Wimereux, Boulogne where on 19th of Apr 1918 he died of his wounds. He is buried at Wimereux Communal Cemetery in France.
Sgt. A, Bliss
British Army 173 Brigade, D Â Bty. Royal Field Artillery
(d.2nd August 1917)
Sergeant Bliss was the son of William Henry and Elizabeth Bliss and the husband of Elizabeth Bliss, 4 Grove Street, Widnes, Lancashire. He was born in Burton-on-Trent. He died on 2nd August 1917, aged 36, and is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium, Grave XVII.E.6A.
D. G. Bliss
British Army 14th (1st London Scottish) Btn. London Regiment
D G Bliss British Army 1st London Scottish. His private papers are held by the Imperial War Museum. And a collection of excellent satirical drawings by him of life in a field hospital also survive
AB. Edward Blockley
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves Drake Bn Royal Naval Division
from:Sheffield
My father Edward Bockley was wounded to the extent that he was unfit for further service on 28.9.18 while serving with Drake Bn RND. He joined the BEF from Base Depot on 12.12.16, he was invalided to England 23.8.17 and returned to the Bn 8.4.18. A period in Le Treport preceded his rejoining the Bn 4.9.18. After being wounded he was in the Canadian General Hospital in Le Treport prior to return to UK. After assessment at RN Hospital Chatham he was finally discharged 8.11.19. I am trying to ascertain where the Bn fought and in which specific actions during his period with them.
Sgt Lionel Edward Blockley
British Army 20th (3rd Public School) Btn Royal Fusiliers
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