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Walter Blackshaw

Service Number 30734
Military Unit 1/8th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 23 Nov 1917 (27 Years Old)
Place of Birth Nottingham
Employment, Education or Hobbies He was a furniture dealer.
Family History

He was the husband of Annie (née Walker) Blackshaw and the father of Lily, John, Mary and Walter Blackshaw. In 1911 they lived at 22 Lennox Street Nottingham.

Military History

Walter Blackshaw enlisted at Chilwell, Nottingham and had served in France since 11th November 1914. He is buried in Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe.

Extra Information

Obituaries published in the Nottingham Evening Post dated 22nd November 1919:- BLACKSHAW. - In loving memory of my dear husband, who fell in action November 23rd, 1917. Christ will link the broken chain closer when we meet again. - From wife and family. “BLACKSHAW. - In memory of W. Blackshaw, killed Nov. 23rd, 1917. His memory is as dear to-day as in the hour he passed away. - Mother, Ada, and Tom.” Above obituaries courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918.

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