1896 - 1918 (22 years)
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Name |
Herbert William Blakeman |
Birth |
1896 |
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England [1] |
Christening |
26 Sep 1896 |
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England [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
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Gender |
Male |
Residence |
31 Mar 1901 |
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England [3] |
Address: George Lane |
Residence |
2 Apr 1911 |
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England [4] |
Address: 99 St John Street |
Occupation |
2 Apr 1911 [4] |
Railway clerk |
Death |
1 Mar 1918 |
Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika [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
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BLAKEMAN, Herbert William: Death notice The Lichfield Mercury, Friday 15 March 1918 |
Commemorated |
6 Nov 1949 |
Deepcut, Surrey, England [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)
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Burial |
Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika [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.
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Person ID |
I2826 |
Gilbert |
Last Modified |
17 Dec 2020 |
Father |
Herbert Thomas Blakeman, b. 1864, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England d. 12 Dec 1928, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England (Age 64 years) |
Mother |
Eliza Waltho, b. 1861, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England d. 5 Sep 1927, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England (Age 66 years) |
Marriage |
1884 |
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England |
Family ID |
F765 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 1896 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England |
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| Christening - 26 Sep 1896 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England |
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| Residence - Address: George Lane - 31 Mar 1901 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England |
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| Residence - Address: 99 St John Street - 2 Apr 1911 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England |
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| Death - 1 Mar 1918 - Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika |
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| Commemorated - 6 Nov 1949 - Deepcut, Surrey, England |
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| Burial - - Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika |
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Pin Legend |
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Documents |
| 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)
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Sources |
- [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).
- [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).
- [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).
- [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).
- [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).
- [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).
- [S382] War Memorials Register (FindMyPast), Blakeman, H W; Death year: 1918; County: Surrey; Country: England (accessed 17 Dec 2020).
- [S383] War Memorials Register (Imperial War Museum - IWM), Blakeman, H W; Memorial county: Surrey; Memorial town: Deepcut (accessed 17 Dec 2020).
- [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).
- [S284] BMSGH Shop - PDF document - Lichfield St Michael Monumental Inscriptions (2012), Blakeman, Bert; Section 10, p116, (483) (accessed 15 Dec 2017).
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