Blincoe William E. 1887

William Edward Blincoe [4229]
1887-1959

Father Nm: William Henry Blencoe [3137] c 3.12.1854 Solihull died prob 1937 Birmingham: Oldest known ancestor – William Blencowe C 1761 Mixbury.

Mother Nm: Mary Thornton [7571] 1857 died 1914 Birmingham

Marriage Dt:1928 to Sarah A Whittit, Birmingham S. 6d 386.

K comments:

Spouse Comments: Sarah A. Whittit was born on 12 Sept.1891 Birmingham died June Q 1971.

Children:

(Research): GR[B] Aston March 1887 GR[D] Birmingham vol9c p 586 March 1959.

1901 Census 20 White Rd Bordesley Aston Warwickshire
  1. Blincoe William H Head Wire Drawer M 1855 Knowle 46 Blincoe Mary Wife F 1856 Birmingham 45
  2. Blincoe Blanche I Dau F 1891 Birmingham 10
  3. Blincoe William E Son Port Errand Boy M 1887 Birmingham 14
  4. Blincoe Sarah C Dau Cycle Viewer F 1877 Birmingham 24
  5. Blincoe Florence J Dau Cycle Viewer F 1879 Birmingham
  6. Blincoe Mary L Dau Leather Bag Stitcher F 1885 Birmingham
1911 Census Aston Warwickshire
  1. Blincoe William E Son* Wire Drawer-Maker M 1887 24
  2. Blincoe Mary Wife* F 1856 55
  3. Blincoe Blanche I Dau* Cycle Maker F 1891 20
  4. Blincoe William H Head* Wire Drawer-Maker M 1855 Knowle 56
1914

Wire Drawer employed by John Wilkes Sons & Mapplebeck Ltd Liverpool St Birmingham

RAMC
Royal Army Medical Corps
WW1

Blincoe William Edward, 1887, Aston, Private, 56707, Royal Army Medical Corps.

1915
  • 1st Mar. Enlisted at Aston, Warwick.
  • 6th Sept. Embarked for France from Southampton and disembarked Le Havre 7th Sept. Attached to RAMC 28 Casualty Clearing Station.

    Wounded British troops outside a Casualty Clearing Station at Heilly, Somme, September 1916. Imperial War Museum copyright image Q1255.
    Wounded British troops outside a Casualty Clearing Station at Heilly, Somme, September 1916. Imperial War Museum copyright image Q1255.
  • 26th Nov. Embarked for Greece from Marseilles and disembarked Salonika 11th Dec. with RAMC 28 Casualty Clearing Station.
1916
  • 21st Apr. Admitted Gen. Hosp. Salonika with enteritis.

Note: In August when the advance from the entrenched camp took place casualty clearing stations were allotted to corps areas. Nos. 28 and 31 went to forward positions in the XII Corps area. No. 28 CCS. went at first to Janes, in August 1916, but shortly afterwards to Karasouli, on the Vardar Valley railway line, near Lake Ardzan, where it remained till November 1917.

No.28 Casualty Clearing Station viewed from ‘Mud Terrace.’ Behind the camp lies the River Vardar which marked the western end of the British front in Macedonia.
1917
No 28 Casualty Clearing Station another view.
  • 25th Feb. Granted 1st Good Conduct Badge
  • 30th Jun. William would have seen and been in close contact with many cases of Malaria at the 28 Casualty Clearing Station on this day is Private Edwin Blinco from Eton was admitted to this Station suffering from Malaria.
  • 1st -7th Oct. Finally after all the exposure to the Malaria mosquito William succumbs to the disease and is admitted to the Hospital.

Note: Nov. No 28 CCS is transferred to Janes, till March 1918. It was then established at Oreovica, in the hills about three or four miles north of Karasouli, and remained there till the final operations in September.

1918
  • 14th – 21st Mar. Admitted to 31st Casualty Clearing Station at Wavans for the re-occurrence of Malaria, discharge to unit.1
  • 28th Mar- 3rd Apr. Re-admitted for Malaria, discharged to the unit.
  • More hospital time in Aug. and Nov.
  • 24th Nov. Embarked for Constantinople.
1919
  • 18th Jan. Embarked for the UK to be discharged.
  • 16th Apr. Final discharge

Oct 1918 and 1919 listed as an absent voter from 101 Herbert Rd, Birmingham by 1920 William was listed as a Resident at 101 Herbert Rd ie no longer in RAM.

sources
  1. First World War Representative Medical Records of Servicemen NA MH106/590.
Medals

1914-15 Star, British and Victory medals

After the War
1939 Census

Name: William E Blincoe
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 6 Feb 1887
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 105, Herbert Rd.
Residence Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Occupation: Stoker For Canteen (B S A )
Schedule Number: 152
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: QAZB
Registration district: Birmingham, St. Martin’s
Inferred Spouse: Sarah A Blincoe
Household Members:
Name
William E Blincoe
Sarah A Blincoe
Jack Guiney

Death 1959 age 72 years

Birmingham, Warwickshire, Volume: 9c, Page: 586.

Gallery

 

There are 21 records in the National Archives for this man. For copyright reasons they cannot be re-published.

RAMC at Ypres, 1915 by Gilbert Rogers
A painting depicting wounded soldiers at Ypres during World War I
Ypres, 1915 by Gilbert Rogers Imperial War Museums, in Manchester.
It illustrates the early work of the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) and the British Red Cross Society (BRCS), who collected, transported and treated British soldiers wounded during the battles of Ypres in 1914 and 1915.
Rogers was the lead artist commissioned in 1918 to produce works for the medical section of the newly formed Imperial War Museum. This particular work is more than 11 feet high and 15 feet wide
The paintings suffered water damage from a leaky roof and remained rolled for many years until IWM was able to fund their restoration in the 1980s.
Soldiers of hut 17, Z Company, Royal Army Medical Corps, at Tweezeldown Camp, Aldershot, in September 1916. The names of the men are given on the back of the photograph with a note to s
Soldiers of hut 17, Z Company, Royal Army Medical Corps, at Tweezeldown Camp, Aldershot, in September 1916.
Photo http://www3.hants.gov.uk/1914
An R.A.M.C. hospital in the field, showing the kitchen and cooking facilities.
RAMC Field Ambulance
Oreovica church in Macedonia. This building was used as part of No.28 Casualty Clearing Station to house sick and wounded soldiers due to a lack of adequate tented accommodation.
Oreovica church in Macedonia. This building was used as part of No.28 Casualty Clearing Station to house sick and wounded soldiers due to a lack of adequate tented accommodation
IWM Catalogue number HU 94406
Part of
PASCOE WILLIAM JOSEPH THOMAS (CAPTAIN REVEREND RA)
Production date 1918-04-25
Clearing Station
Casualty Clearing Station in France WW1
A casualty clearing station (CCS) is a military medical facility behind the front lines that is used to treat wounded soldiers. A CCS would usually be located just outside of the range of enemy artillery and often near transportation facilities (e.g., a railway). The CCS receives battlefield casualties from regimental aid posts located in the combat zone. Casualties that cannot be adequately treated in the CCS are stabilized there before being transported to a field hospital or military hospital.
fig16
William’s exact role is not indicated in his file but given his labouring role before the war its likely he was a ambulance stretcher bearer or driver or some such similar job.
A wheeled stretcher, pneumatic tyres.
fig15
A collection of wheeled stretchers and a motor ambulance
source
http://www.vlib.us/medical/ramc/ramc.htm