Name |
William BLOWS (d) |
Rank/Number |
Private / CH/11790 |
Regiment/Unit |
Royal Marine Light Infantry / ss 'Hunsbridge' |
Enlisted |
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Age/Date of death |
38 / 07 Sep 1917 |
How died/Theatre of war |
Killed in action / at sea |
Residence at death |
Frog Lane, Long Crendon |
Cemetery |
Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent. Known as Willie |
Grave Reference |
25 |
Location of memorial |
Long Crendon Church |
Date/Place of birth |
22 Feb 1881 / Royston, Herts |
Date/Place of baptism |
30 Apr 1882 Royston Herts |
Occupation of Casualty |
general labourer |
Parents/Occupation |
William & Lucy Blower nee Mancer / agricultural labourer |
Parents' Address |
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Wife |
Florence Blows nee Warner later Gibson |
Wife's Address |
Long Crendon |
Notes |
ship torpedoed by German sub U-49 off Cape Spartel en route for Gibraltar |