BORN BRIGHTON 10/08/1886. SON OF WILLIAM THOMAS BLATCH & MARY ANN (MARTIN). A ‘NUMBER TAKER’ (1911 CENSUS). HE MARRIED SARAH ELEANOR COTTAM (1890-1971) IN HULL, IN 1915. THEY LIVED WITH THEIR SON, GLEDHILL (1915-1987) AT 59 LINNAEUS STREET (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED AT ST PANCRAS, LONDON. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 1275, EAST KENT REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 6278, 59TH MACHINE GUN CORPS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 08/06/1916, AGED 29. BURIED IN BELGIUM.
First name:
WILFRED STANLEY
Military Number:
6278
Rank:
Private
Date Died
08/06/1916
Place died:
White House Cemetery, St. Jean-Les-Ypres, Belgium
Age:
29
