Name |
William BLOWS |
Rank/Number |
Private CH/11790 |
Regiment |
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 |
Last known address |
Frog Lane, Long Crendon |
Cemetery |
Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent. Known as Willie |
Grave or Memorial Reference |
25 |
Location of memorial |
Long Crendon St Mary the Virgin |
Date/Place of birth |
22 Feb 1881 Royston, Herts |
Date/Place of baptism |
30 Apr 1882 Royston Herts |
Pre-war occupation of Casualty |
general labourer |
Parents |
William & Lucy Blower nee Mancer |
Parent's occupation |
agricultural labourer |
Parents' Address (last known) |
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Wife |
Florence Blows nee Warner later Gibson |
Wife's Address (last known) |
Long Crendon |
Notes |
ship torpedoed by German sub U-49 off Cape Spartel en route for Gibraltar |