Sidney Blincow [4616]

1899-1975

Father Nm: James Blincow [3407] born 1874 Sedgley Staff -1930

Mother Nm: Alice Leah Jones 1873 born Wednesbury-1953

Marriage Dt: Marriages Dec 1922 to Gladys M Drew, Dudley Vol. 6b Page 1882.

K comments: Brother Percy joined the South Staffs but served with the 2nd Suffolk Rgt. Cousin Richard joined up in 1918 with the Hampshire Regiment.

Spouse Comments: Gladys May Drew 1900-1971.

Children:

Birth 3 Jul 1899

1901 Census Tipton Staffs.

1. James Blincow 27
2. Alice Leah Blincow 28
3. Percy Reginald Blincow 3
4. Sidney Blincow 2

1911 Census 33 Newhall St Tipton Dudley Staffordshire

1. Blincow Alice Leah Wife F 1873 Wednesbury 38
2. Blincow Edgar James Son M 1905 Tipton 6
3. Blincow James Head Commercial Clerk Boiler Engineering Firm M 1874 Tipton 37
4. Blincow Percy Reginald Boilerworker’s Helper M 1898 Tipton 13
5. Blincow Sidney Son M 1899 Tipton 12

South Staffordshire Regiment	Suffolk Regiment

WW1

Blincow Sidney, 1899, Tipton, Staffs, Private, 497?, 44531, South Staffordshire Regiment, 2^nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment.

1917

• 3^rd Mar. Enlisted in South Staffs Regiment. Occupation a Sheet Metal worker at 33 Bradley Lane Coseley.
• 27^th Apr. Sidney was mobilised to the 1/5^th South Staffs Regiment.

1918

• 4^th Sept. Embarked from Dover for Calais and on arrival compulsory transferred to the 2^nd Suffolk Regt on 6^th Sept 1918 and allotted a new serial number 44531.
• 23^rd – 24^th Sept. Wounded at Bapaume.

  

  Just 16 days after joining his new battalion Sidney was wounded. The wounding took place when the Battalion was on the sunken road of Beaumetz les Cambrai, astride the Bapaume-Cambrai road.

  

  The Regiment was at this time training with a sand model of Flesquieres in preparation for the attack at the Canal du Nord on 27th. It would appear they were shelled and 14 other ranks were wounded also.¹

• 28^th Sept. Admitted to No 57 Casualty Clearing Station at Mingoval with wounds. S.W. Left Shoulder.
• 1^st Oct. Transferred to England on Hospital Ship Guildford Castle.
• 2^nd Oct. Sidney was recorded admitted to Hospital on the 2 Oct 1918 with a Shrapnel wound and stayed there for 20 days, this leaves about 8 days where he was either in a local treatment or clearing station.
• After discharge from hospital Sidney was sent home on a Furlough on 22^nd – 31^st Oct.1918.
• 1^st Nov. Posted to the 3^rd Bn. Suffolk Regiment.
• 5^th Nov. Sidney’s wounding in September was reported in the
  Weekly Casualty List (War Office & Air Ministry )

1919

• 24^th Jan. Sidney was discharged from the 3^rd Bn. Suffolk Regiment.

Sources

1. The 2^ndBn. Suffolks War Diary

Medals

Awarded the British and Victory medals. Sydney would have been entitled to wear one wound stripe on his dress uniform left arm.

After the War

1921 Census

19 Jun 1921

32, Pemberton Road, Coseley, Staffordshire

James Blincow Head Male – – Tipton, Staffordshire, England Estimator Engineering Thompson Brothers General Engineers Alice Leah Blincow Wife Female – – Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England Housewife – Percy Reginald Blincow Son Male – – Tipton, Staffordshire, England Hydraulic Presser Engineering Thompson Brothers, Bilston Ld Sidney Blincow Son Male – – Tipton, Staffordshire, England General Sheet Iron Worker General Engineering Sankey & Lane, Out Of Work Edgar James Blincow Son Male – – Tipton, Staffordshire, England Stampers Of Brasswood Bradley Strip Mill Co, Out Of Work

1939 Census

Not at home

29 Sep 1939	12 Laburnum Road, Tipton
Gladys M Blincow 21 Jul 1900 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 104 2 Doris Somerfield (Drew) 10 Nov 1913 Female Toy Packer Single 104 2

Death 1975 age 76 years

Dudley, Volume 33, Page 0606.

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There are 19 records in the National Archives for this man. For copyright reasons they cannot be re-published.