William Henry Blincoe [4002]

1878-1928

Known as Harry Blincoe.

It’s a strong probability that the following is this man’s Parents.

Father Nm: Isaac James Blincow [3104] born Dec Q 1852 Dudley mother Jones m Isabella Taylor [6745] 1873 Dudley-1921: Oldest known ancestor – Henry Blincow 1709 Kings Sutton.

Mother Nm: Isabella Taylor 1854- 1915.

Marriage Dt:

K comments: Four other potential siblings served, all survived the war.

• Walter served with Royal Field Artillery.
• Arthur also served with the RAMC.
• Percy Reginald served with Kings Own Royal Lancasters and the Machine Gun Corps.
• Albert Ernest served with the RAMC.

Marriage Dt: 5 Nov 1901, Montreal to Mary Ann Bentley, Methodist Dorchester Church Montreal.

K comments:

Spouse Comments: Mary Ann Bentley 1881–1931 dau. of Stephen and Selina
BIRTH OCT 1881 • Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire West Riding
DEATH 15 JUN 1931 • Montreal, Quebec

Children: Thomas Harold Blincoe born 19.5.1902 Montreal Quebec 1921 census with mother 19 died 1959

Note: Louisa Birt ran a children’s home out of Knowlton, Quebec, and from 1877 to 1915 two parties of children per year were brought to the home from the Liverpool sheltering home. Harry, as he was to become known, as one such child, and at 17 years he was brought to Quebec Canada for a new life.

Birth

Born 4 July 1880 Princess End  Staffs

Emigrated or Sent- Home Child program 1895 landing at Halifax NS

Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 about W H Blincow (mistranscribed Blincon), Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878

Date of Arrival: 17 Feb 1895, Vessel: Laurentian, Port of Arrival: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Destination: Knowlton Quebec, Port of Departure: Liverpool, England.

1902

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Pre War

• 1 year with the 52^nd Bn. Sherbrooke a Medical Corps Unit.

WW1

Blincoe (W H) Harry, 1880, Private, 33305, 2nd Depot Bn., Canadian Expeditionary Force.

Harry served overseas but didn’t cover himself with glory spending time in confinement and being in and out of the hospital with what looks like lifestyle ill-health.

Harry was moved from unit to unit mainly in roles such as medical storeman etc.

1914

• 26^th Sept. Attested into CEF states that he was born at Princess End, Staffs (note the only known link to is the background in the UK apart from the fact that he was sent from Liverpool to Canada in 1895)
• 23^th Nov. Reduced to Private

1915

• 28^th Jan. Arrested for false accusation and transferred to 1 Can. General Hospital.
• 13^th May. Embarked from Southampton with CEF, disembarked Etaples France.
• 21^st Jul. In confinement awaiting trial Etaples.
• 2^ndAug. Convicted, 35 days punishment.
• 31^stJul. Taken on strength No. 1 Can. General Hospital working in Medical store Etaples.

  

1916

• 16^th Feb. Transferred to 2^nd Canadian Div. HQ at Etaples.
• 17^th Feb. Taken on Strength of No 1 Canadian General Hosp. A&M Medical stores. Etaples.
• 11^th Apr. Struck off the strength of 2^nd Div HQ and transferred to 2 ADM Depot Medical stores in the Field. Harry seems to have been with A&M Stores the entire period of his service.
• 7^th Jul. Sent to Military Prison.
• 2^nd Sept. Transferred to 1st Canadian Field Ambulance consisting of tents in the grounds at Vadencourt Chateau about 22.5 km west of Albert.
• 27^th Sept. Admitted to No 1 Can Dept. Boulogne with Chronic Rheumatism.
• 3^rd Oct. Discharged to base.
• 10^th Oct. Classified P.B. and perm attached base depot.

1917

• 26^th Jan. Ceased to be attached to the Canadian Base Depot.
• 5^th Mar. Attached Permanent Base Engineering Unit.
• Mar-Jul. Labourer (most likely) in the construction of Shops, Yard and an Advanced Park near Locon.
• 9^th Jul. War diary reports Harry sick and sent to Field Ambulance. Admitted to No 1 Can Field Ambulance. Myalgia.
• 12^th Jul. Discharged from 1CFA (war diary entry)
• 23^rd Sept. Harry granted leave to England
• 14^th Oct. War diary 14^th sick to the hospital (taken to mean Field Hospital.)
• 24^th Oct. Admitted No 42 Casualty Clearing Station at Lucheux from FH.
• 27^th Oct. Admitted No. 5 Gen. Hospital. Rouen.
• 21^st Nov. Admitted to 1st Western General. ATF General Hospital in Fazakerley, Liverpool.
• Nov-28^th Dec. At St John Hospital The Grange Southport.

1918

• 22^nd Feb. Epsom Canadian Convalescent Hospital, Woodcote Park, Epsom. Myalgia.
• 29^th May Invalided to Canada.
• 12^th Jul. Discharged Medically Unfit.

Sources

1. War Diaries of Permanent Base Engineering Unit and 1^st Canadian Field Ambulance.
2. Jenn Layne  who wrote ”Hello everyone, my name is Jenn Layne. I’m a genealogist and researcher that has spent the last year working on a WWI project with the British Home Children Advocacy and Research Association. Myself and a small group of family and friends run the Closet Skeleton Genealogical Society which hosts a website of family trees and heraldry information. I’m a descendant of Alice Bentley, who’s sister Mary Ann wed a British Home Child named William Henry ‘Harry’ Blincoe who was born b. 4 Jul 1878, Princes End, Tipton, Sandwell, West Midlands, England. We have not yet located Harry’s family, but Roger was irreplaceable in my personal research in seeking them out. Harry was sent to Canada with Mrs. Birt’s Liverpool Sheltering Home and arrived in Knowlton, Quebec where he likely became an indentured servant at the age of 17. Harry served a fitful service in World War I, ranked as a Private in the Canadian Army Medical Corps, Service No. 33305. He returned was medically unfit with Myalgia, after which time I have not been able to track him. I believe he might have headed to Chicago, Illinois, in the United States of America. Myself and other Bentley descendants continue to work on putting the Blincoe family history together.”

Medals

British and Victory medals awarded plus entitled to wear Canadian War badge Class A.

After the War

1923

Border Crossings: From Canada to the U.S., 1895-1954 about Harry Blincoe, Name: Harry Blincoe, Arrival Date: 12 Jun 1923, Port of Arrival: Niagara Falls, New York, United States

Departure Contact: Uncle Alla Walker, Age: 42, Birth Date: abt 1881, Birth Place: Staffordshire, Birth Country: England, Gender: Male

Race/Nationality: English, Record has photo?: No, Record Type: Cards

1927

Harry Blincoe Chef Rochester NY.

Death 1928

Died 16 January 1928 BB208 Grov  Mount Hope Cemetery Rochester Monroe County, New York, U.S.A.

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