BORN SPALDING MOOR, 1884. SON OF GEORGE W. & BESSIE BLANCHARD, OF 30, HOOD STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS).
HIS WIFE GERTRUDE LIVED AT BLUCHER LANE, BECKSIDE, BEVERLEY (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). THEY HAD TWO SONS, ARTHUR AND CHARLES BLANCHARD.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL, AS PRIVATE, 38193 EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 2/4TH KINGS OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 20/07/1918, AGED 34. COMMEMORATED ON THE SOISSONS MEMORIAL, FRANCE. HIS BROTHER AMOS ALSO SERVED IN WW1.
| Name | George William Blanchard |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Holme-in-spalding, Yorkshire |
| Death Date | 20 Jul 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| Battalion | 2 4th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 35968 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 38193, E. Yorks Regt |
First name:
GEORGE WILLIAM
Military Number:
35968
Rank:
Private
Date Died
20/07/1918
Place died:
Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France
Age:
34
BLUCHER LANE, BECKSIDE, BEVERLEY EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Place Buried
