Blencowe Alfred 1892

Alfred Blencowe [4412]
1892-1965

Father Nm:William Blencowe [3749] born 5 Jul 1860, Hinton in the Hedges Northamptonshire died  Feb 1940, Brackley.; Oldest known ancestor – Henry Blincow abt 1764. Radstone, Brackley

Mother Nm: Emma Dessie Paxton born 1861 Claydon, Oxon and died 1926 Brackley

Marriage Dt:1919 Potterspury

K comments: One of four brothers that served the others being Herbert Royal Engineers, , James 7th East Kent Regiment, Herbert Royal Engineers and John Henry RFA.

Spouse comments: Violet A M Stanton (1902-)

Children:
(Research):Whitfield Parish Register GR[B] Brackley Dec1892 GR[D] Aylesbury June 1965.

Born 1892

20 August 1892

1901 Census Whitfield
  1. William Blencowe 40 Ag labourer
  2. Dessie Blencowe 39
  3. Herbert Blencowe 15 Plough Boy
  4. John H Blencowe 12
  5. Alfred Blencowe 8
  6. Beatrice E Blencowe 7
  7. James Blencowe 3

 

Royal Field Artillery

WW1

Blencowe Alfred, 1892, Brackley, Gunner, 86832, 83rd Battery, Royal Field Artillery.

1915
  • 15th Mar. Enlisted as a Gunner in RFA.
  • 23rd May. Landed in France. When wounded In 1916 Alfred is with the 83rd Battery RFA, 2nd Cavalry Division. Attached Royal Irish Fusiliers (4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion).
1916
  • Alfred his battery and the 2nd Cavalry were in Reserve in 1916 so he was when he was wounded it was most likely either from Artillery hit when his battery was behind the lines or in an accident when training with the guns.
  • 7th Aug. Wounded. Treated at 34th Casualty Clearing Station which was located east of Amiens at Vecquemont. Same day admitted to No 21 Ambulance Train with a gunshot wound to the left foot, transported to coastal Hospital

    Map of Amiens with rough position of the Casualty clearing station Alfred was taken to . This map Sept. 1916 shows the front line some way off.
  • On his return to England and after treatment, he was subsequently transferred to the 5C Reserve Brigade (49th, 50th and 51st Batteries) based in Woolwich. 5C Reserve Brigade was formed later in the war; some extra brigades suffixed C was formed. This Brigade was based at Charlton Park, Woolwich. Officers and men received their basic training with these units, which also covered practice firing at places like Larkhill (Salisbury Plain) or Shoeburyness, before being posted overseas to an ordinary RFA Brigade.
1917
  • 10th May 1917. Honourable Discharge, “Wounds”. Discharged at Woolwich Depot.
Sources
  1. The National Archives – First World War Representative Medical Records. MH106/699.

Medals

pair plus SWB

Awarded 1914-15 Star, British, Victory medals plus Silver War Badge. Alfred also entitled to wear one wound stripe on the lower left arm of his dress uniform.

after the war
1919 Marriage

Married Violet A M Stanton at Pottersbury.

1920

Birth of son Alfred G who died in the same year

 

1939 Census
4 George Street, Aylesbury
First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
Alfred Blencowe 20 Aug 1892 Male Builder’s Labourer – 64 1
Violet Blencowe 27 Apr 1902 Female Daily Domestic Work Married 64 2
1965 Death

Died at Aylesbury

Gallery

Note: there are 4 service records for this man that exist that are not shown in this gallery for copyright reasons.

6 inch Breech-loading Howitzer firing
A heavy Gun of the sort siege batteries would have used . These RA men somewhere in France.
A series of RFA men from the Facebook page WW1 Photo Postcards of The Royal Artillery, RGA, RFA & RHA
RGA group taken 1918
From Facebook WW1 Photo Postcards of The Royal Artillery, RGA, RFA & RHA A nice photo postcard of a gun crew in the Royal Artillery, standing around a 18pdr field gun.
Pulling a 6-inch Howitzer into position
RGA in action in France
Moving big guns up to the front by hand Soldiers struggle to pull a big gun through the mud. The gun has been placed on a track created for a light railway. National Library of Scotland 74546544
The RGA Heavy Guns moved with a great deal of manpower
60 pounder guns of the RGA in action in France The Royal Garrison Artillery The RGA were equipped with much larger weapons than the RFA. Howitzers from 6″ and 9″ bore were common as were 60 Pounder heavy field guns. These weapons became the first to be hauled by motor tractors rather than horsepower. Some of the guns were so large that they could only be deployed on railway tracks.
Artillery Battery with Bombardier
9.2″ Howitzer of 91st Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery in position under camouflage netting in readiness for the opening barrage of Arras, 1 April 1917″ Imperial War Museum Q 6460
Holt steam tractor hauling a 9.2-inch gun