Bruce Blencowe
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1925-20
Father Nm: Richard Allan Blencowe 1890- 1954 Petersburg, Frome, South Australia
Mother Nm: Dorothy Mabel Ward 1893–1963. BIRTH 10 FEB 1893 • Leicester, Leicestershire, England. DEATH 18 OCT 1963 • Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage Dt:
K comments: Father Richard Allan served in WW1 and was wounded in action.
WW2: Brother Maurice George served with the Australian Army and died of wounds 2 Oct. 1943 in New Guinea. Brother Noel served with the Royal Australian Navy. Brother Allan Roy served with the Australian Army, Brother Harold also served with the RAAF.
Spouse comments:
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- Madge Irene McGilvray
- Rosie Lobran
(Research): Ancestry
Oldest Known Ancestor: John Blencowe 1798–1887. BIRTH 16 DEC 1798 • Brackley, Northamptonshire, England.DEATH 4 JUN 1887 • Riverton, South Australia, Australia. Note: John Blencowe and Mary Drinkwater and family arrived in Australia from Brackley, Northamptonshire in 1832
Children: Perry, Narelle, Arelene and Cincha
Birth
25 December 1925 in Enfield, NSW
Before the War
WW2
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Blencowe, Leading Aircraftsman, 139523, RAAF, 23 Squadron
1944
- 28 October. Enlisted at Coogee.
1945
Medals
We have no medal records but he was entitled to these medals for his service
After the War
Bruce was in the merchant navy for many years but from the early ’80s was a farmer at Gympie, Queensland.
Death
31st July 1998 in Brisbane, Qld
Sources
Niece Anne (Blencowe) Burton has been a key source of family history. Anne is the editor of the Blencowes Families Association and a leader in the organisation of the Blencowes family history and its preservation, Anne someone who I have depended on for many years as my strongest supporter for the WW1 and WW2 Blencowe projects. My personal thanks for the information provided for this page and the pages of the descendants of Richard Allan Blencowe.
- National Archives Australia
- Ancestry Military Tree of Blencowes ww2
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