Eldest son of Robert William and Annie Blease, of 103, Lord Street, Kearsley, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Reported wounded and missing and subsequently confirmed killed. Memorial in Farnworth Cemetery.
Blease, Robert –
Personal details
- Surname: Blease
- Forename: Robert
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 19
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: April 11th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Unit: 10th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 24683
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Preston, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton Municipal Secondary School
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth (St. John the Evangelist) C.E. Church WWI Memorial
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- CWGC Memorial: Tank Cemetery, Guemappe, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: A. 12.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Chronicle: 15/06/1917 15/06/1917
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 15/06/1917 06/07/1917 28/12/1917 12/04/1918 24/01/1919