Ernest Bland
Service Number
PO/881(S)
Military Unit
Portsmouth Bn Royal Naval Division Royal Marine Light Infantry
Date of birth
06 Sep 1895
Date of Death
13 Jul 1915 (20 years old)
Place of Birth
Hay Field, Awkley near Doncaster
Employment, Education or Hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
- Photographs
Family History
Ernest Bland was born at Hay Field, Awkley near Doncaster 6th September 1895, of parents Charles and Sara Ann Bland. He had a sister, Doris. Over the next few years, the family moved around from Awkley to Lound and Mattersey. In 1909, Ernest’s mother died at the age of 41 and sometime later, Ernest’s father went from shepherd to farmer living at Low Farm, Serlby.
Military History
Ernest was involved with the Gallipoli campaign and died as a direct result of enemy action and was commemorated on the Helles Memorial. Turkey
Extra Information
Inscription on family headstone, Scrooby (St Wilfrid) churchyard, 'In loving memory of Charles and Sarah Ann Bland. Also Doris (daughter) and Ernest (son) killed in action. Reunited.'
Research by Colin Dannatt
Photographs
Ernest Bland
Family headstone Scrooby (St Wilfrid) churchyard. Photograph Rachel Farrand (July 2012)
Ernest Bland
Family headstone Scrooby (St Wilfrid) churchyard. Photograph Rachel Farrand (July 2012)