Blackburn, Richard –

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Blackburn, of 21, Gower Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Wounded by shell fragments in his knee 04/05/1917 and returned to hospital in Guildford, Surrey. Suffered septic poisoning resulting in amputation of the limb.

Personal details

  • Surname: Blackburn
  • Forename: Richard
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Gunner
  • Unit: 102nd Siege Battery.
  • Service number: 63136
  • Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
  • Enlistment date: November 6th, 1915 - 1915-11-06
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: 417283
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 12/11/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 01/06/1917 08/06/1917 24/01/1919

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