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John Blinkhorn

Details

Forename John
Surname Blinkhorn
Middle Name
Memorial Ince Cenotaph
Age 21
Address Old Manor House, 87 Ince Green Lane, Ince
Parents' Address as above
Township Wigan
Rank Lance-Corporal
Occupation or place of work Striker
Regiment Dorset Regiment 6th Batt
Day of Death 18
Month of Death May
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Died as POW
Place of Burial Douai Communal Cemetery
Regiment Number 38906
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of Henry.
Formerly 4448 RFA.
Written as L Blinkhorn on cenotaph.

Ref; CWGC, Ancestry and WO 8/9/17