Private 16295 George Blackburn
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 04/10/14
Age at death: 20
Date of death: 15th of July 1916
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 7 A and 7 B.
Family details:
Next-of-kin from service records: Mrs Elizabeth Thompson (mother), 4 Elliott Street, St Helens. Service record also show his father was William Thompson (deceased) and mother Elizabeth Blackburn of 250 Boundary Road, St Helens. Mother Elizabeth is
Census details:
1901 - 3 years old George Thompson is living at 22 Cyril Street, St Helens with stepfather William Blackburn (43), mother Elizabeth Blackburn (42), stepbrother William Blackburn (17) and siblings(?) Joseph Thompson (14), Eliza Thompson (11), James Thompson (10), Elizabeth A Blackburn (2 Mths). 1911 - Sees 14 years old schoolboy George boarding at 244 Boundary Road, St Helens with stepfather William S Russell (55), mother Elizabeth Russell (53) and half sister Elizabeth Ann Russell (10).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=27]Remembered On St Lukes Church WW1 Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url] ALIAS: Georges TRUE name is George Thompson (See image below) Age taken from census.
[url=lmem.php?lmem=27]Remembered On St Lukes Church WW1 Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url] ALIAS: Georges TRUE name is George Thompson (See image below) Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/16295GeorgeBlackburn.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/sppics/George_Thompson-Blackburn.jpg[/pic][caption]Document showing the true name of George Blackburn/Thompson.[/caption]
[pic]tpics/61395_Blackburn.jpg[/pic][caption]Image courtesy of Jeff Keenan from the Local Press[/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Thiepval_SLR_Prvt_NCOs.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Thiepval Memorial bearing the inscription for Private George Blackburn
(Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
