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NAME:                      Blackman, Walter Culip
RANK:                      Rifleman (Lance Corporal)
UNIT:                      Kings Royal Rifle Corps
BATTALION ETC:             2nd Battalion
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         943
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Died of wounds 1st October 1914 at No.1 Field Ambulance, Troyon
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Vendresse British Cemetery, Aisne, France
OTHER INFORMATION:         Age 33. Enlisted 30th March 1898.
                           Son of John and Eliza Jane Blackman of 3 Holly Mews, Drayton Gardens, South Kensington.
                           Later in soldiers papers states father deceased & mother living 18 Seymour Place, Fulham Road, London, SW.
                           Husband of Alice Louise Blackman of 29 Mitchells Rd., Haylands, Ryde, Isle of Wight.
                           On pension card besides the above address, a later address of 55 High Street, Gosport.
                           In soldiers papers address is 3 Sydenham Cottages, Mitchells Road, Haylands, IOW.
                           Married 30th March 1907 at Lambeth.
                           Born at Fulham, London (CWGC).
                           Born: Highbury, Middlesex. Enlisted: Aldershot, Hants. Resided: Haylands, Isle of Wight.