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Private William Hesmonhalgh ’Willie’ Blenkhorn

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1897-03-14
Place of birth: East Lancaster Lancashire England
Next of kin: Matthias Blenkhorn, father. 88 Somerset Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Machinist
Occupation (normalized): Metalworking Machine Setter-Operator, General
Address: 88 Somerset Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1918-06-12
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Buried: Bac-Du-Sud British Cemetery, II. E. 6.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 412911
Highest Rank: Private (25th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private (Army). 1915-03-20 ?
  2. Private, 25th Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1918-06-12
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 18578
LAC ID: 48902
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0819-S039
Uploader's Notes: Son of Matthias Blenkhorn and Louisa Blenkhorn; younger brother of Garnet Blenkhorn (Service No. 766988) KIA
Uploader's Research notes: 39th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 39th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 25th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-12-22