Son of the late William and Annie Blinkhorn, of 1618, Scant Row, Chorley Old Road, Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire. A member of the Bolton Corps of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Died from the effects of gas poisoning.
Blinkhorn, Ernest –
Personal details
- Surname: Blinkhorn
- Forename: Ernest
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 26
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 19th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 9th Field Ambulance / St. John Ambulance Brigade.
- Service number: 105948
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: VI. E. 6.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 02/11/1917 07/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d* S22*
- Bolton Chronicle: 02/11/1917