Alfred Blincow  [4147]

1883-1947

Father Nm: Thomas Blincow [187] born 9.11.1848 c. 25.2.1849 Wilton- died 1915 Long Buckby.

Mother Nm: Mary Martha Pittam born 8.1.1851 Rugby-died 10.1.1910 Long Buckby

Marriage Dt:20 Mar 1920 to Ethel May Lake

K comments:

Brother William served with the Royal Engineers in WW1. In WW2 nephew Leslie and niece Mabel served with the RAF

Spouse comments: Ethel May Lake 1892-1987

Children: Frederick Alfred Henry 1920 Irene Mary 1923

(Research): GR[B] Daventry June 1883 FAHB 1891 Census*

 1891 with parents in “Fox & Hounds”
1901 Census Long Buckby Northants

1. Blincow Fred Son M 1892 Long Buckby 9
2. Blincow Alfred Son Saddler Apprentice M 1884 Long Buckby 17 Blincow Lizzie Dau F 1887 Long Buckby 12
3. Blincow Kate Dau F 1885 Long Buckby 16
4. Blincow Martha Mary Wife Publican F 1851 Rugby 50
5. Blincow Thomas Head Publican M 1849 Whilton 52
6. Blincow William Son Clerk Railways M 1887 Long Buckby 14
7. Blincow Arthur Son Shoemaker M 1873 Long Buckby 28
8. Blincow Walter Son Shoemaker M 1875 Long Buckby 26
9. Blincow Harry Son Finisher Shoemaker M 1881 Long Buckby 20 Long Buckby Northants

1905-1911 in Regular Army

1911 Census The Lodge West Haddon Rugby

Blincow Alfred Servant Waggoner M 1882 Long Buckby 29 

Was charged by the Army in 1911 for desertion in 1908 while on Reserve (did Alfred perhaps not report for annual training after 1908 ?)

	Royal Artillery	Royal Garrison Artillery

WW1

Blincow Alfred, 1883, Daventry, Gunner, 39738, 174166, 37^thand 42^nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery, Royal Garrison Artillery

1905-1913

• 4^th Nov. 1905. Enlisted for 12 years of service with Royal Artillery as a Gunner 3^rd Regt.
• Posted 17 Jan 1906 94th Bn.
• To Army reserves 4 Nov 190
• Awaiting trial 12 Jan 1911
• 1911,1913 & 1914 trial and conviction of Army regulations.

1914

• 5^th Aug. Mobilised at Hilsea.
• 7^th Aug. Posted to 37^th Howitzer Brigade. RFA part of the 4^th Infantry Division
• 22^nd Aug. Embarked to France where the 37^th Brigade was part of the 4^th Divisional Train.

  

• 23^rd– 24^th Aug. Battle of Mons.
• 7^th – 10^th Sept. Battle of the Marne. Sometime before, about 3pm., two battalions of the 13^th Infantry Brigade had been ordered to the left via Moitiébard (2 miles south of Montreuil) to discover and, if possible, destroy the battery at Chamoust ; but it was not until 6pm. that an officer of the artillery, by a personal reconnaissance, at last, found the exact position of the German guns. They were silenced within ten minutes by the 37^th (Howitzer) Battery ; but by that time the light was waning, and the best of the day was gone. ²
• 12^th – 15^th Sept. Battle of the Aisne.
• 10^th Oct The Battle of Messines.
• 10 Dec 1914 convicted and sentenced to 6 months confinement Woolwich Prison until 26 Mar 1915.

1915

• 13^th Feb. To Alexandria Hospital, Cosham with Bronchial Pneumonia.
• 26^th Mar. Released from military prison and returned to service.
• 11^th May. Posted to 24^th Reserve Battery RFA
• 28^th Aug. Posted to 4A Reserve Bde.
• 4^th Sept. BEF France.
• 22^nd Sept. Posted to 30^th BAC and on the 23rd Sept. Posted to 129^th Battery RFA.
• Oct. The 129^th Battery was at Froissy south of Amiens. Late oct the Battery marched from Froissy to Ailly sur Somme via Cerisy and Boves.

1916

• 14^th May. 129^th Battery RFA became 129^th Battery 42^nd Brigade. The 42^nd Brigade was part of the 3^rd division of the Army and as such took part in these battles in 1916.
• 1^st – 13^th Jul. The Battle of Albert* The first two weeks of Anglo-French offensive operations in the Battle of the Somme. May have been in support only.
• 14^th Jul. The Battle of Bazentin* in which the Division helped capture Longueval.
• 23^rd Jul. – 7^th Aug. The Battle of Pozieres*.
• 1^stOct- 11^th Nov. The Battle of the Ancre Heights* The battles marked * are phases of the Battles of the Somme 1916
• Alfred was invalided to a hospital some time during the battles of the Somme .¹

1917

• 9^th Apr.- 16^th May. The First Battle of Arras.
• 24^th Jul. 1917 transferred to Royal Garrison Artillery 351 Siege Battery. Note: 351 Siege Battery, RGA went to France on 30 April 1917 armed with four 6″ Howitzers (36 cwt) and on 5 May 1917 it joined 88 Heavy Artillery Group (HAG). It transferred to II Corps Heavy Artillery on 14 June 17; to XIX Heavy Artillery on 19 Jun 17; to 58 HAG on 24 Jun 17; to 48 HAG on 6 Jul 17; to 70 HAG on 8 Aug 17. In August 1917 it was made up to six guns by the addition of personnel from 407 Siege Battery who joined on 17 Aug 17. The battery joined 48 Artillery Brigade, RGA on 9 Sep 17 and remained with it until the end of the war. .

1918

• 28^th Mar. The Battle for Arras. It was in this battle that Alfred may have been wounded. The 48^th Heavy Artillery Brigade was part of the 3^rd Division bombardment and attack on Arras.

  

• 1^st Apr. Alfred recorded wounded,  with burnt hands, scalp and face most likely caused by a gun/shell back fire.
• Invalided to England.
• 11^th Apr. Attending Bevan Military Hospital, Sandgate, Kent.
• 16^th Oct. Discharged from 14^th Fire Command with an honourable discharge and awarded the Silver War badge and scroll. Demobilised to The Leyes, Roade Northants

Sources

1. An extract from the National Roll of the War provides some information about Alfred’s war experience.

   

   The record confirms Alfred was wounded twice and eventually discharged because of those wounds. Alfred returned to England in April 1918 and so did not as the record states fight in the battles of Passchendaele , Cambrai and the Retreat.

2. France And Belgium 1914 by Brigadier-General Sir James E. Edmonds

Medals

Awarded the British war medal, the 1914 Mons Star and Victory medals. Awarded the General Service medal for more that 12 years service and on honourable discharge the Silver War badge

Alfred was twice wounded and as a result, was invalided home and discharged as medically unfit for further service in October 1918
Alfred was entitled to wear the two stripes as in the photo

After the War

1921-1922 received medals and was living in Roade. Northants. 

A shepherd, hedge-cutting & saddlery in spare time.

Death 1928 age 45 years

Northampton,  Northamptonshire, Volume: 3b, Page: 101

Gallery

There are 18 records in the National Archives for this man. For copyright reasons, they cannot be re-published.