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Herbert William Blakeman

Male 1896 - 1918  (22 years)


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  • Name Herbert William Blakeman 
    Birth 1896  Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christening 26 Sep 1896  Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Name: Herbert William Blakeman
      Baptism date: 26 Sep 1896
      Baptism place: Lichfield, St Mary
      County: Staffordshire
      Denomination: Anglican
      Father's name: Herbert Thomas
      Mother's name: Eliza
      Abode: Wade Street
      Quality, Trade, or Profession: Postman
      Archive reference: D20/1/7
      Page: 53
    Gender Male 
    Residence 31 Mar 1901  Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Address:
    George Lane 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Address:
    99 St John Street 
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  [4
    Railway clerk 
    Death 1 Mar 1918  Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    • Name: Herbert William BLAKEMAN
      Rank: PRIVATE
      Initials: H W
      Birth place: Lichfield, Staffs
      Enlisted: Lichfield
      Regiment, Corps etc.: Royal Army Ordnance Corps
      Number: S/7522
      Date died: 1 March 1918
      How died: Died
      Theatre of war: East Africa
    BLAKEMAN, Herbert William: Death notice
    BLAKEMAN, Herbert William: Death notice
    The Lichfield Mercury, Friday 15 March 1918
    Commemorated 6 Nov 1949  Deepcut, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    • BLAKEMAN, H W

      Memorial
      Royal Army Ordnance Corps (WMR 23787)
      Deepcut
      Surrey

      Edge of parade ground, Alma and Dettingen Barracks
      Deepcut
      Surrey Heath
      Surrey
      GU16 6RW

      Stone wall mounted with brass plaques bearing names of WW2 fallen. Wall stands behind smaller stone wall bearing WW1 memorial plaque.

      (Unveiled 6th November 1949)
    Burial Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    • BLAKEMAN, H W
      Rank: Private
      Service No: S/7522
      Date of Death: 01/03/1918
      Age: 21
      Regiment/Service: Army Ordnance Corps
      Grave Reference 4. C. 1.
      Cemetery DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY
      Additional Information: Son of Herbert Thomas and Eliza Blakeman, of 38, Maxwell Place, Lichfield, Staffs, England.

      Monumental Inscription:
      In loving memory of HERBERT THOMAS BLAKEMAN who died December 12th 1928 aged 64 years. Also of ELIZA his beloved wife who died December 5th 1927 aged 66 years. Also of BERT their beloved son who died on active service in East Africa March 1st 1918 aged 20 years.
    Person ID I2826  Gilbert
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2020 

    Father Herbert Thomas Blakeman,   b. 1864, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1928, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Eliza Waltho,   b. 1861, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Sep 1927, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 1884  Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F765  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1896 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 26 Sep 1896 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    George Lane - 31 Mar 1901 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
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    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    99 St John Street - 2 Apr 1911 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
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    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Mar 1918 - Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCommemorated - 6 Nov 1949 - Deepcut, Surrey, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    BLAKEMAN, Herbert W: World War 1 Medal Index Card
    BLAKEMAN, Herbert W: World War 1 Medal Index Card
    World War 1 medal index card for Herbert W BLAKEMAN. He was a Private in the Army Ordnance Corps. He entered the theatre of war in Egypt on 28 Mar 1915. He was awarded the Victory Medal, the British War Medal, and the 1914-15 Star.

    UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (ancestry.co.uk)

  • Sources 
    1. [S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Blakeman, Herbert William; Mother's Maiden Surname: Waltho; GRO Reference: 1896 S Quarter in LICHFIELD Volume 06B Page 487 (accessed 13 Nov 2017).

    2. [S193] Staffordshire Baptisms (FindMyPast), Blakeman, Herbert William; Baptism year: 1896; Father's name: Herbert Thomas; Mother's name: Eliza; Baptism place: Lichfield, St Mary (accessed 11 Oct 2017).

    3. [S7] 1901 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Blakeman, Herbert; Birth year: 1897; Birth town: Lichfield; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Lichfield; Parish: Lichfield St Chad; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG13; Piece: 2654; Folio: 70; Page: 25 (accessed 27 Apr 2018).

    4. [S8] 1911 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Blakeman, Herbert William; Birth year: 1897; Birth place: Lichfield Staffs; Reg dist: Lichfield; Parish: Lichfield St Michael; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG14PN16864 RG78PN1044 RD367 SD1 ED6 SN231 (accessed 27 Mar 2018).

    5. [S85] Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 (FindMyPast), Blakeman, Herbert William; 1918; Service number: S/7522; Rank: Private; Regiment: Royal Army Ordnance Corps (accessed 20 Sep 2018).

    6. [S230] British Newspapers (FindMyPast), Blakeman, Herbert W; Lichfield soldier dies of enteric; Lichfield Mercury, Friday 15 March 1918, p3, col 5 (accessed 17 Mar 2018).

    7. [S382] War Memorials Register (FindMyPast), Blakeman, H W; Death year: 1918; County: Surrey; Country: England (accessed 17 Dec 2020).

    8. [S383] War Memorials Register (Imperial War Museum - IWM), Blakeman, H W; Memorial county: Surrey; Memorial town: Deepcut (accessed 17 Dec 2020).

    9. [S38] Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), Blakeman, H W; Country: Tanzania; Cemetery or memorial: Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery; Service number: S/7522; Regiment: Army Ordnance Corps; First World War (accessed 21 Aug 2018).

    10. [S284] BMSGH Shop - PDF document - Lichfield St Michael Monumental Inscriptions (2012), Blakeman, Bert; Section 10, p116, (483) (accessed 15 Dec 2017).