BORN HULL 1882. SCULCOATES. SON OF BENJAMIN CHILD & JANE (FARROW) CHILD. BROTHERS THOMAS AND JOSEPH AND SISTER SARAH. ENLISTED IN HULL. EX PRIVATE, 13948, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 12TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HIS WIFE ANN CHILD LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS. 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 DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 05/07/1917. HIS WIDOW RECEIVED HIS ARMY PENSION.
First name:
JOHN BLACKLEY
Military Number:
23046
Rank:
Private
Date Died
13/04/1917
Place died:
Canadian Cemetery No.2, Neuville-St. Vaast, France
Age:
35
