Earnest George James Blackwell
Title
Earnest George James Blackwell
Description
Ernest Blackwell was born in 1878 in Stathe, Somerset. He was the eldest son of James Blackwell and Amelia Gourd. James Blackwell was a stone mason and the family lived at Spring Cottage, Far Oakridge. Ernest enrolled in Oakridge School on 9 March 1881. In 1896 he married Georgina Fletcher in Cirencester and by 1901 was living in 7 School Lane, Watermoor, Cirencester where he was working as a stone mason. He was goalkeeper for Cirencester Town. Ernest and Georgina had 8 children.
Ernest enlisted in the 13th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, served as a sergeant and was killed in action on 31 July 1917 aged 39.
He was buried at Duhallow A.D.S. (Advanced Dressing Station) Cemetery, 1.6 kilometres north of Ypres leaving behind a wife and 7 children.
His eldest son Reggie died on active service just four months before his father.
Ernest enlisted in the 13th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, served as a sergeant and was killed in action on 31 July 1917 aged 39.
He was buried at Duhallow A.D.S. (Advanced Dressing Station) Cemetery, 1.6 kilometres north of Ypres leaving behind a wife and 7 children.
His eldest son Reggie died on active service just four months before his father.
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Oakridge History Group
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Citation
“Earnest George James Blackwell,” Oakridge Archives, accessed May 5, 2024, https://oakridgearchives.omeka.net/items/show/166.