Victor George Blinco [4664]
1900-1995
Father Nm: Francis William BLINCO [3932] (George BLINKER , John ) [3932] was born in 1873 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedford, England. He died in 1911 in Wycombe Bucks. Francis was employed as Ostler. He was counted in a census in 1881/1901 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedford, and High Wycombe Bucks.1873
Mother Nm: 14a. Alice POWELL Alice was born in 1877 in Wycombe, Bucks. Alice died at age 26 years in 1905 at Wycombe.
Marriage Dt: June 1935 Shoreditch, Middlesex.
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Spouse comments: Emily Jean Ann SPOONER was born 13 Jan 1907 . She died in 1965 age 58 years at Wandsworth.
Children.
| Victor J. BLINCO was born in 1935 in Stepney London. | ||||
| Roy K. BLINCO was born 1938 in Islington, London | ||||
| Keith R. BLINCO was born 1942 in Hertford, Hertfordshire |
Born 1900
7 Aug 1900 Wycombe, Buckinghamshire,
1911 CENSUS
8 Newland Street Wycombe
| Last names | First name | Sex | Birth year | Occupation | Where Born | Age in 191 | 1 District County |
| BLINCO | FRANK | M | 1873 | Coachman | Leighton Buzzard | 38 | Wycombe Buckinghamshire |
| BLINCO | FRANK | M | 1903 | High Wycombe | 8 | Wycombe Buckinghamshire | |
| BLINCO | VICTOR | M | 1901 | High Wycombe | 10 | Wycombe Buckinghamshire |
WW1
Victor George Blinco, Private, 5820466, 70407, 1st Battalion Suffolk Regiment, 84th Infantry Brigade, 28th Division
Synopsis
There were two Victor George Blinco(e)s that served with the Suffolk Regiment in WW1 and beyond. Until the 1921 census was released this was not noted. This record for Victor George Blinco comes from the the1921 census. Placing him in India his birthplace as High Wycombe and thus gives definite proof this is RIN [4664]. We have only a Medal Card for this Victor but it does show he qualified for the British war medal the Victory medal and a medal for the campaign in India. I suspect Victor may have lied about his age and joined underage probably in 1915-16. He was sent to the Balkans and fought the Bulgarians. In 1920 he was sent to India and served most of the rest of his service there going to Gibraltar before his discharge in 1925.
Victor served in WW2. As with his earlier service in WW1, his WW2 service only became apparent with the publishing of the Royal Engineer slips on to Find my Past website. His discharge in 1946 age 46 along with the birth of a daughter in 1942 suggests that he served in the UK during the war and the immediate post-war period.
1915
On the 19th of October 1915 orders were received to prepare to sail and on the 24th they left Marseilles for Alexandria in Egypt, all units (with the exception XXXI and CXLVI Brigades RFA) arrived the by 22nd of November
1916
- The division went on to Salonika on the 4th of January 1916.
- Later in the year, they were in action during the occupation of Mazirko and the capture of Barakli Juma.
1917
- In 1917 they were involved in the capture of Ferdie and Essex Trenches (near Barakli Jum’a) and then the capture of Barakli and Kumli.
1918
- In mid-1918 a number of units returned to France The remainder of the Division was later in action at the Battle of Doiran and the pursuit of the Strumica valley. When Hostilities with Bulgaria ceased at the end of September the 28th Division was in the area of Trnovo. They moved in early November to Gallipoli and occupied the Dardanelles Forts.
1919-1925
- 19 Jun 1921 recorded at Ridge Barracks, Jubbulpore, a key railroad junction. Sent to respond to the Malabar Uprising.
- In 1925 he was discharged likely from Gibraltar and this was the base the 1st Suffolks were sent to after service in India.
Medals
Sources
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- Find My Past and BFA database
After the War
Victor married Emily Jean Ann SPOONER in 1935 at Shoreditch , London.
Note brother and his wife living in Shoreditch at this time.
1936
Victor joins the General Post Office as a Postman.
Name: Victor G Blinco
Date Appointed: Feb 1936
Place Appointed: London Postal Service Northwest
1939 Census 46 Radford House , Islington, London.
| FIRST NAME(S) | LAST NAME(S) | DOB | SEX | OCCUPATION | MARITAL STATUS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor G | Blinco | 07 Aug 1900 | Male | Postman | Married | ||||
| Emily J A | Blinco | 13 Jan 1907 | Female | Unpaid Domestic Duties | Married |
WW2 Service
Victor George Blinco, Private, 14616280, Royal Engineers
Victor appears to have rejoined the war effort at age about 40 and served with the Royal Engineers until June 1946 as this RE record shows, I suspect because of age etc he served in the UK possibly in some way related to his Post Office role . He would have been discharged in 1946 as the post war needs slowed down and in any event likley had his service count towards his Post Office (then civil service employment) pension.
Medals
If I am correct about UK based service then Victor entitled to Defence Medal
1942 Living in Hertford as indicated by the birth of a third son Keith. This further support that at least in 1941 he was based in the UK.
Death 1995
Died about Nov 1995 at age of 95 years in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England.
Gallery
There are service records in the National Archives for this person they can be viewed and downloaded from their website https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/