William John Blinco  [4181]

1885-1955

Father Nm: John Blinco [501] c 14.1.1855 Langley Marish born Dec Q 1854 Eton mother Fox . John buried 14.2.1917 Stratfield Mortimer: Oldest Known Ancestor – William Blinco 1635 Hedgerley.

Mother Nm: Ann Grant [3211] 1852-1931.

Marriage

1. 1921, Wilder Emily M, Bradfield 2c 959.
2. 1950 Wokingham, berks

K comments:

Spouse comments:

1. Emily Martha Wilder born 19 Sep 1881 Knightsbridge, London died 1949 Hammersmith
2.  Florence A Hawkins  born 24.9.1884 widowed in 1939 died 1957 Reading

Children:

(Research): GR[B] Bradfield March 1885-1958.

1891 Census Stratfield, Mortimer Berks

1. John Blinco 35
2. Mary C Blinco 7
3. William J Blinco 5

Mother Ann and siblings Helena and Edith somewhere else

Born 1884

24 Feb 1884 bradfield, berkshire

1901 Census MORTIMER BERKS

1. Blinco William Servant Domestic Serv. M 1885 Mortimer 16 

Servant to WJ Roalfe Cox Solicitor.

1911 Census

1. Blinco Willam John Head M 1885 26 St George London

 

WW1

Blinco William John,,1885, Bradfield, MS/3873, Private, No 76,414 Motor Transport Companies, Army Service Corps. Attached to 3rd Calvary Division, 4th Cavalry Division.

1914

• 8^th Sept. Attestation in London, Age 29 yrs, Occupation Motor Lorry Driver living at 22a Lowdes Mews Belgravia.

• 8^th Oct. Landed with BEF France.

Initially attached to 3^rd Cavalry ASC Ammunition Park (No 76 Motor Transport Coy. ASC). Thus a driver for Ammunition delivery. These Motor transport groups of the ASC had their own numbering scheme and so it becomes harder to track them as they were transferred between Divisions and indeed between ASC companies. For example the entry for the 76 Coy at states Pre-war. Ammunition Park for 3rd Cavalry Division. Later, became 7 GHQ Reserve MT Company. However, Army records show he was with 3rd and then 4th Calvary Division. I take this to mean (given the previous statement about 76 Coy) at an unspecified date William was likely moved to another ASC Coy (No 414) as his army service records indicate his service as;

• Attached to 3rd Cavalry Ammunition Park 14^th Oct 1914 until 1917.
• On the 17^th Oct. 1917 transferred to 3rd Cav. Supply Column and then ten days later 27^th Oct. 1917 to 4^th Cavalry Division on a temporary basis.

• Oct-Nov. On his arrival William would have been sent to join his ASC Ammunition Park supplying the 3^rd Cavalry at the following locations;
  •  Langemarck (21–24 October),
  • Gheluvelt (29–31 October)
  • Nonne Bosschen (11 November).

1915

• 15^th Apr. Awarded 1st G C badge

• 11-13^th May. Battle of Frezenberg Ridge. ^rd Cavalry and its Ammunition Park was west of  Ypres for this battle.
• 26–28^th Sept.Battle of Loos. The largest battle of WW1 in 1915 and ultimately a very heavy defeat for the British. Featuring nineteen Blencowe men that we can identify. General Haig mistakenly thought this would be a great victory (even one to end the war) but without the planning, adequate Artillery fire and specific target maps of advancement. Haig thought the first use of the gas by the British would devastate the Germans but it did not. The British had 60,000 casualties compared to the Germans 26,000 which in itself tells of the outcome. The BEF commander Gen. Sir John French lost his command as a result of the failure of the battle and Haig inherited the role from then on.

  

  Initially, the 3^rd Cavalry was in reserve south of Lillers and then ordered forward to Corons de Rutoire in readiness to move forward as soon as Cite St Auguste fell. But the attack was failing and called off and the 3^rd Cavalry stood down. “In line with these reliefs, a re-organisation of the British front line began on 28^th September and was completed in the following week. 3^rd (Cavalry) Division, which had been hurriedly moved up to hold the village of Loos on the night of 26/27^th September, was relieved by elements of 1^st Division.”³

1916

• The 3^rd Cavalry was in Reserve this entire year.

• 23^rd Mar. – 27^th Mar. William was given leave to England.

1917

• Leave to England 15th Mar. – 25 Mar.1916

• 9^th – 14^th Apr. The First Battle of the Scarpe**

• 10-11^th Apr. The attack on Monchy le Preux a phase of the Arras Offensive.

• 17^th Oct. Transferred to 3^rd Cavalry. Supply Column

• 27^th Oct. Transferred to 4^th Cavalry Division, 79 Coy (Ammunition Supply train). A temporary attachment and appears returned on the 3^rd Dec.1917

1918

• Leave to England 22 Jul.- 5th Aug Note leave taken from 3^rd Calvary Div.. where he appears to have ended his overseas service before being hospitalised.

• 6^th Sept. Reported Sick at Hevant?

• 22^nd Sept. Admitted 12th Stationary Hospital at St Pol.

• 1^st Oct. 26th General Hosp. at Etaples.

• 4^th Oct. 25^th General Hosp. At Rouen.

• 6^th Oct. -6^th Dec.

  

• 17^th Oct. Invalided to England sickness.

1919

• 9^th Jan. Fit for discharge from the hospital.

• 13^th Jan. Transferred to dispersal hospital Oxford.

• Discharged from Army, 11^th Feb. 1919.

Sources

1. Long Long Trail – ASC Motor Transport Companies.
2. Army Service Records W J Blinco.
3. Loos 1915 by Nick Lloyd.

Medals

1914 ‘Mons” Star with Clasp, British, Victory medals and the rosette and clasp. The rosette to be worn on ribbon bar when the medal not worn.

After the War

 

1939 Census

205 Road, East Acton, Hammersmith, London
William I Blinco 24 Feb 1884 Male Chauffeur Married
Emily M Blinco 19 Sep 1881 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married

1949 widower

 

1950 Remarried

Florence A Hawkins m William J Blinco Dec Q 1950 Wokingham Florence A Blinco [8546] born at 1884 died 1957 Reading aged 73

Death 1955 age 69 years

Wokingham,Volume: 6a, Page: 303.

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar

Name: William John Blinco, Probate Date: 21 Mar 1955, Death Date: 22 Jan 1955

Death Place: Berkshire, England, Registry: London, England, Address at death Hollybank St Marys Rd Mortimer

Gallery

There are 25 records in the National Archives for this man. For copyright reasons, they cannot be re-published.