Blincow Arthur 1883 – Blencowe Family in World War One

Arthur Blincow

1883-1947 [4151]

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 Tipton- 1915

Marriage Dt:1911 to Agnes Bancroft, Ecclesall Bierlow Vol 9c Page 629

K comments: Four brothers served, all survived the war.

William Henry known as Harry Blincoe went to Canada as a teenager and served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
Percy Reginald served with Kings Own Royal Lancasters and the Machine Gun Corps
Walter served with the Royal Field Artillery
Albert Ernest served with the RAMC

Spouse comments: Agnes Bancroft born 2 April 1880 [8224] died Dec q 1963 Blackpool

Children: Ellen Louise 1912, Margaret 1915

Birth 1883

9 August 1883 (1939 census) Possible Birth record, Name: Arthur Blincow, Year of Registration: 1883 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sept

District: Rotherham County: Derbyshire, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire – West Riding Volume: 9c Page: 614

With Family in Toxteth Park 1891. Cannot find on 1901 Census possibly with Father.

1901 CENSUS BLACKPOOL – NOTE FATHER A BOARDER LIVERPOOL RUNNING OWN ASSURANCE BUSINESS.

Isabella Blincow 47
Joseph H Blincow 19
Walter Blincow 9
Percy R Blincow 8
Helen L Blincow 7

1911 CENSUS 3 BARBER PLACE SHEFFIELD ECCLESALL BIERLOW YORKSHIRE WEST RIDING

Blincow Arthur Son Insurance- Superintendent M 1885 Rotherham 26
Blincow Percy Reginald Son Pork Butcher M 1893 Chorley 18
Blincow Helen Louisa Dau F 1894 Chorley 17
Blincow Isaac James Head Insurance Canvasser M 1853 Tipton 58
Blincow Isabella Wife F 1854 Tipton 57
Blincow Walter Son Steam Hammer Driver -FOUNDRY M 1892 Liverpool, Lancashire 19


Royal Army Medical Corps

WW1

Blincow Arthur, 1883, Rotherham, Private, 111264, Royal Army Medical Corps

1915

Army Reserves in 1915, occupation in munitions industry machinist shell turner.
Arthur as a shell maker was gradually replaced by Women able to take on this skilled job freeing him and others for national service. This photograph is of women munitions workers in a Vickers factory making shell cases in January 1915. (Photo by Topical Press Agency

1917

4^th Apr. Enlisted at Sheffield.
22^nd Oct. Proceeded overseas with No 74 Reinforcements embarked Southampton 22^nd Oct. Disembarked Le Havre 25^th Oct.
26^th Oct. Joined CC Cyclists B Depot Rouen.
7^th Nov. Posted to No 4 Ambulance Flotilla. Note in 1917 the No 4 Flotilla was stationed on the River Somme.

While in France , Arthur was serving in No 4 and No 2 Ambulance Flotillas, which consisted of barges like this one. Photo below shows the interior of a ward with one of the stoves and the central electric light common to hospital barges of World War One. — While in France, Arthur served in the No 4 and No 2 Ambulance Flotillas, which consisted of barges like this one.
The photo below shows the interior of the ward with one of the stoves and the central electric light common to hospital barges of World War One.

During WW1 casualties were evacuated by train, boat and barge. The hospital barges were much slower but did make for a smoother and more gentle journey. Though the journey took longer it did allow for the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service nurses to tend to the injuries of the wounded soldiers and perform daily dressings and for the troops to recuperate from their wounds and the effects of war. Arthurs duties likely ward orderly and possibly barge operation.

1918

9^th Mar Joined No 2 Ambulance Flotilla.
31^st May – 4^th Jun. Admitted 2 Australian General Hospital Boulogne. Note: Brother Walter was admitted to this very same hospital in 1917.
11^th Jun. Admitted 2 Australian General Hospital Boulogne
20^th Jun. Embarked for England on Hospital Ship Jan Breydel
10^th Jul. Posted to 6^th Training Bn. RAMC
3rd Aug. Posted to No 19 Coy RAMC for duty at Lord Derby War Hospital Warrington.
Lord Derby War Hospital Warrington
6^th Feb. Registered as a Mental Attendant.

1919

13^th Jun. Dispersed from Warnecliffe War Hospital Sheffield and sent to dispersal station Ripon
12^th Jul. Discharge from Army. Living at 1 Elliot Rd, Crookesmoor, Sheffield

Medals

British and Victory medals

After the War

1921 Census

1, Elliott Road, Sheffield, Ecclesall, Yorkshire (West Riding)

Arthur	Blincow	Head	Male	1883	37	Rotherham, Yorkshire, England	Insurance Superintendent	City Life Ass Co Ltd
Agnes	Blincow	Wife	Female	1882	39	Sheffield, Yorkshire, England	Home Duties	–
Helen Louise	Blincow	Daughter	Female	1912	8	Rotherham, Yorkshire, England	–	–
Margaret	Blincow	Daughter	Female	1915	5	Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

1939 Census

23 Lulworth Avenue, Blackpool

Arthur	Blincow	09 Aug 1883	Male	Insurance Department (Unemployed)	Married	411	1
Agnes	Blincow	02 Apr 1880	Female	Carpet Sewing	Married	411	2

Death 1947 age 64

Blackpool, Lancashire, Volume: 10b, Page: 40

Gallery

There are 17 records in the National Archives for this man. For copyright reasons they cannot be re-published.

A RAMC soldier with the distinctive arm badge and shoulder brass Photo RAMC Sgt. To my dear doll with best love Jack 12/10/18 #mikesoldphotos

RAMC soldiers onboard ship — Soldiers of the Royal Army Medical Corps on board a troopship bound for France. From 1914centenary.com Twitter

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

Afternoon-tea-on-deck-ambulance-flotilla-barge-WWI — Ambulance Flotilla: British hospital barges on the River Seine 1915 compiles the collection of photos, official documentation, postcards and a letter home from Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve Sister and Acting Matron Kate Read Associate Royal Red Cross. It has been lovingly edited by her granddaughter Anne Penny and is the finest example of images from this era where patients were transported through France by Hospital Barges. By publishing this book she has made accessing these historic photos from the Great War so much easier and has given readers a valuable insight into life on-board from the nurse’s perspective. This one Afternoon Tea.

inside-no5-barge-gramophone-ramc-orderly-qaimnsr-sister — Inside No 5 Ambulance Barge RAMC

ambulance-flottilla-barge-world-war-one RAMC — Nurses and Patients on Ambulance Barge.