Guardsman William Thomas BLACKMORE

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Name William Thomas BLACKMORE Prefix Guardsman Birth 30 Apr 1918 Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada [1]
Gender Male awards Star; France Germany Star; Defence Medal; War Medal; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with clasp Census-Household Member 1921 Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Lot 21, Con 13 EML Census-Household Member 1931 Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Enlisted 30 Jul 1940 Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada next of Kin Annie Blackmore, mother Gravestone Greenwood, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada GDSM Address:
Greenwood United Cemetery
Westmeath Twp., OntarioWWII service C58731; Governor Generals's Foot Guards, RCAC Guardsman or Trooper Occupation farmer(hired handfpr Edward Cotnam); passed grade 8 Death 14 Aug 1944 , , , France [2]
Burial Bretteville-sur-Laize, Calvados, Normandy, France Address:
Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery
Cintheaux
FrancePerson ID I76447970 Whitewater Region Early Families Last Modified 19 Nov 2024
Father Lewis Charles Mercer BLACKMORE, b. 29 Dec 1880, , , Kent Co., England d. 27 Mar 1922, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
(Age 41 years)
Mother Annie Emma RHYMER, b. 1887, Kilmersdon, Somerset, England d. 3 Nov 1965, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
(Age 78 years)
Marriage 28 Nov 1908 Kilmersdon, Somerset, England [3]
Family ID F32958264 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos Beachburg War Memorial, Beachburg, Ontario
Photographed by Fay BennettWestmeath War Memorial, Westmeath, Ontario (on the back)
Photographed by Fay BennettGreenwood United Church Tablet dedicated to casualties of WWII soldiers, Greenwood, Ontario
Photographed by Fay BennettPembroke War Memorial dedicated to WWII
photographed by Fay Bennett, Nov 2022Greenwood United Church WWII Honour Roll
Photographed by Fay Bennett
Documents Blackmore, Wm T. military photo
Newspaper clipping from a Westmeath Twp. Memorial insert in the Cobden Sun, Aug 1997Blackmore, Tpr. William Thomas killed in action
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook of Viola Price, provided by Nancy EnglandGuardsman William Thomas BLACKMORE CWCG Certificate
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2331612/william-thomas-blackmore/
Headstones Gravestone-Blackmore, Charles & Annie nee Warman; son Guardsman William Thomas BLACKMORE
Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood, Ontario
Photographed by Fay Bennett Nov 19, 2024
Histories Guardsman William Thomas BLACKMORE Service Summary
Compiled by Fay Bennett from sources noted
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Notes WWII service:
- transferred to GGFG Oct 2, 1940
Unit at death: 21 Cdn Armed Regt (GGFG); died of wounds; initially listed as missing
note a Trooper is in The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
Guardsman is Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
He has notations of both
Served in UK Sep 24, 1942-Jul 20, 1944; Northwest Europe Jul 21, 1944-Aug 14, 1944
became Gnr Oper Jan 20, 1944
Census-Household Member:
- Role: Household Member
- Role: Household Member
Enlisted:
- United church; farmer,
He was described as 5' 8" tall, weighing 147 lbs.
- transferred to GGFG Oct 2, 1940
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Sources - [S916523] Mil- Attestation Papers.
- [S916370] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Death Registrations Online at Ancestry.ca", (Name: Subscription www.ancestry.ca;).
- [S917315] Somerset. England., BMD-ENG-Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914, (Digital images. Ancestry.com Inc, Ancestry.com .).
- [S916523] Mil- Attestation Papers.