Name : Walter Culip Blackman Son of : John and Eliza Jane Blackman; husband of Alice Louise Blackman, of Mitchells Rd., Haylands, Ryde, Isle of Wight. Born : 1884, Highbury, London. Married : 1907, Alice Louise Gomes (registered Lambeth Mar 1907 qtr); children include Henry Francis Blackman (born 1913). |
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Census information
: 1891 : John and Eliza Blackman, with their children including Walter aged 7, are at 5 Holly Mews, Kensington, London. John Blackman is 'living on his own means'. 1901 : Walter Blackman not located - his parents are still at Holly Mews, Kensington. 1911 : Walter and Alice Louise Blackman, with 2 children, are at Shorncliffe Camp, Elham, Kent. Walter Blackman is serving with the King's Royal Rifle Corps. |
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Service Details
: Rifleman 943 Walter Culip Blackman, 2nd Bn., King's Royal Rifle Corps. |
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Casualty Details
: Died : 10 October 1914 aged 33. Buried at : Vendresse British Cemetery, Aisne, France. CWGC Record |
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Commemorated on these
Memorials : Walter Culip Blackman is not commemorated on any Isle of Wight Memorials |
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Further Information
: His son, Henry Francis Blackman, died while serving with the Royal Air Force in World War II. |
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