Blincow Albert E 1878

Albert Ernest Blincow [4040]
1878-1931

Father Nm: Isaac James Blincow [3104] born Dec Q 1852 Dudley-1921: Oldest known ancestor – Henry Blincow 1709 Kings Sutton.

Mother Nm: Isabella Taylor [6745] 1854 -1915.

Marriage Dt:1900 Liverpool to Clara Amelia Milnes [8061], Liverpool Vol. 8b Page 145.

K comments:

WW1: Four other brothers served, all survived the war.

  • Joseph Frederick served with the 96th Training Reserve Bn. 300 RDC Protection Coy.
  • Percy Reginald served with Kings Own Royal Lancasters and the Machine Gun Corps.
  • Walter served with the Royal Field Artillery.
  • Arthur also served with the RAMC.
  • William Henry known as Harry Blincoe is possibly a brother as well he went to Canada as a teenager and served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

WW2: Son Albert Ernest enlisted in 1919 in the Royal Artillery.

Spouse comments: Clara Amelia Milnes.

Children: Albert Ernest 1900, Clara Amelia 1902.

(Research): GR[B] Dudley Sept 1878 1881 Census.

1881 Census Tipton Staffs
  1. Issac J. Blincow 28
  2. Isabella Blincow 27
  3. James Blincow 6
  4. William H. Blincow 4
  5. Albert E. Blincow 2
  6. Frederick E. Blincow 1
1891 Census Larch Street, Tranmere
  1. Albert E Blincow 23
  2. Clara A Blincow 19
  3. Albert E Blincow 4 Months
1911 Census Blackpool
  1. Blincow Albert Head M 1879 32 Fylde Lancashire Commercial Traveller
  2. Blincow Clara Wife F 1883 28 Fylde Lancashire
  3. Blincow Albert Son M 1900 10
  4. Blincow Clara Dau F 1903 8 Fylde Lancashire
ICON ONLINE WAR GALLERY RAMC
Online War Photo Album Royal Army Medical Corps
WW1

Blincow Albert Ernest, Private, 99970, Royal Army Medical Corps.

1917
  • The regimental number 99970 suggests Albert likely enlisted in Jan 1917. (Charles Avery 99963 joined RAMC on 13th Jan 1917).
  • Served overseas based on medals awarded.

    RAMC soldiers onboard ship From 1914centenary.com Twitter
    RAMC soldiers on board ship. From 1914 centenary.com Twitter
  • Albert was likely used as a driver or stretcher bearer as no medical occupation was recorded.
Medals

BritishWarMedal-VictoryMedalBritish and Victory medals.

After the War
1922-1924

For a short period, Albert is an auctioneer selling it seems a wide variety of goods that are items for disposal.

Blincow and Terry Auctineers 1922
Albert last appearance as an auctioneer in the Lancashire newspapers
Death 1931 age 54 years

West Derby, Lancashire, Volume: 8b, Page: 614.

Gallery

There are 25 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
Unknown group of RAMC soldiers in the camp probably England
An R.A.M.C. hospital in the field, showing the kitchen and cooking facilities.
Medical facilities at the front were very basic
fig16
A wheeled stretcher, pneumatic tyres.
http://www.vlib.us/medical/ramc/ramc.htm
fig15
A collection of wheeled stretchers and a motor ambulance
source
http://www.vlib.us/medical/ramc/ramc.htm
group of RAMC men
RAMC men under canvas WW1
Albert is very likely to have served as a Stretcher bearer or Support ambulance worker/driver