Blackburn, Ernest –

Son of Fred and Jane Blackburn, of “Greenmount”, Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Grammar School (1903-1907).

Personal details

  • Surname: Blackburn
  • Forename: Ernest
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 27
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 9th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lieutenant
  • Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: Pier and Face 11 A.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1914 18/08/1916 18/08/1916 25/08/1916 25/08/1916 29/12/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7c 5d 6a* 7a/g 8h* S13*

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