Martin William Blackwell
Title
Martin William Blackwell
Description
Martin Blackwell was born on 2 November 1879 in Far Oakridge and baptised on 14 December 1879 in Oakridge Church. He was the second son of James Blackwell and Amelia Gourd. James Blackwell was a stone mason and the family lived at Spring Cottage, Far Oakridge. Martin entered Oakridge School on 16 April 1883 and left on 29 August 1892. In 1899 he married Agnes Maria Taylor in Cirencester and by 1901 was living in 9 Queens Street, Cirencester where he was working as a stone mason. Martin and Agnes had 8 children.
Martin enlisted in the 7th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment in Bristol, served as a private and was killed in active service in Kut, Mesopotamia on 25 February 1917 aged 37 leaving behind a wife and 8 children.
Martin enlisted in the 7th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment in Bristol, served as a private and was killed in active service in Kut, Mesopotamia on 25 February 1917 aged 37 leaving behind a wife and 8 children.
Martin is remembered with honour at the Basra Memorial.
Source
Oakridge History Group
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Citation
“Martin William Blackwell,” Oakridge Archives, accessed May 5, 2024, https://oakridgearchives.omeka.net/items/show/175.