BORN HULL 1882. SCULCOATES. SON OF BENJAMIN CHILD & JANE (FARROW) CHILD. BROTHERS THOMAS AND JOSEPH AND SISTER SARAH.
HUSBAND OF ANN CHILD, BORN 14/10/1876, AT 283 , WINCOLMLEE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS. HE HAD FOUR CHILDREN, SAMUEL BARNBY,BEATRICE, JOHN BLACKLEY AND FREDERICK.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 13948, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 12TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 13/04/1917, AGED 35. BURIED IN PAS DE CALAIS FRANCE, AT CANADIAN CEMETERY NO.2, NEUVILLE-ST. VAAST.
HIS WIFE ANN CHILD WAS AWARDED A WEEKLY WAR PENSION OF 26 SHILLINGS AND THREE PENCE, ON 24/12/1917.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 05/07/1917.
| Name | John Blackley Child |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire, 1882 |
| Death Date | 13 Apr 1917 |
| Death Place | Canadian Cemetery No.2, Neuville-St. Vaast, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment |
| Battalion | 12th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 23046 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 13948, East Yorks Regt |
First name:
JOHN BLACKLEY
Military Number:
23046, 6424
Rank:
Private
Date Died
13/04/1917
Place died:
Canadian Cemetery No.2, Neuville-St. Vaast, France
Age:
35
