Henry Edmund Blincko  [4393}

1892-1971

Father Nm: David Henry Blincko [3322] born 1863 Hackney M.Q. mother Midson died 1901 Hackney J.Q.  : Oldest known ancestor – Henry Blinker, C1738, Snailwell Cambs.

Mother Nm: Emma Jane Averill 1855 Hackney died 1903 Hackney

Marriage Dt: 1923, Name: Henry E Blincko, Spouse Surname: Broughall, Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1923, Berkhampstead Hertfordshire, Volume Number: 3a Page Number: 1340.

K comments: Brother David William Blincko served with the Middlesex Regt. and the Machine Gun Corps.

Spouse Comments: Lydia V Broughall.

Children: Ida V 1924, Brian H 1932.

(Research): GR[B] Hackney 1b 470 June 1892, GR[D] Watford vol 4b p 812 June 1971.

1901 Census 85 Wellington Rd Hackney

Blincko David W Son M 1897 London 4 Hackney London

Blincko Henry E Son M 1892 London 9 Hackney London

Blincko David H Head None M 1862 London 39 Hackney London

Blincko Emma J Wife F 1855 London 46 Hackney London

1911 Census With An Uncle In Barnet

Blincko David Nephew M 1898 Stoke Newington 13 The Retreat, Bells Hill, Barnet Middlesex.

Blincko Henry Nephew Instrument Maker-Optician – Brass Works M 1892 Stoke Newington 19 The Retreat, Bells Hill, Barnet Middlesex.

17th Lancers

WW1

Blincko Henry Edmund, 1892, Hackney, Private, GS10387, L-10133, 17^th Lancers, GS (General Service) Lancers.

1914

• Enlisted in the last quarter of 1914 based on the regimental number.

1915

• 12^th Oct. Landed France.

The Lancers were mostly in reserve but had the occasional battle, see general war history below.

At the beginning of the First World War, the 17^th Lancers formed part of the Sialkot Cavalry Brigade of the 1^st Indian Cavalry Division. The regiment landed in France in November 1914. In the static warfare of the Western Front, the 17^th was often restricted to infantry roles, such as the occupation of trenches.

1917

• November. The 17^th was finally used in its conventional cavalry role in 1917, at the Battle of Cambrai, which happened to feature the first large-scale use of tanks. In 1918 the 17^th was transferred to the 7^th Cavalry Brigade, part of the 3^rd Cavalry Division. That year they got another chance to prove their worth as a cavalry regiment during the last-gasp German Spring Offensive. The 17^th functioned as mobile infantry during the disarray, plugging gaps whenever the need arose, both as cavalry and infantry.
• 8 August. The 17^th also saw service in the British counter-attack, including the Battle of Amiens.

 

1918

• Autumn. Absent voters list Chipping Barnet, Henry Edmund Blinko
• 11. November. After the signing of the Armistice on 11 November 1918, the 17^th remained in Europe, joining the British Army of the Rhine in Cologne, Germany.

1919

• Spring. Absent voters list Chipping Barnet, Henry Edmund Blinko
• 4^th Oct. Discharged to Z Reserves.

Sources

1. WO Records National Archives
2. Wikipedia

Medals

Awarded 1914-1915 Star, British and Victory medals.

After the War

Married 1923 to Lydia V Broughall at Berkhampstead

Two children born in Ida V in 1924 and Brian H in 1932 indicate the family was in the Hemel Hempstead area

1939 Census

Henry a widow has two children underage and not shown in census also sister in law Grace ( wife of brother david william) plus one more under age person likely her child

Henry E Blincko 11 Mar 1892 Male House Painter Widowed 347 1
Ida V Blincko 14 Mar 1924 Female Paper Sorter Single 347 2

Grace M Blincks (Wal;ker) 28 Sep 1896 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 347 4

 

 

Death 1971 age 79 years

Watford Vol 4b, p 812, June 1971.

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