Blencowe Clifford Charles 1921

Clifford Charles Blencowe

1921-1985

Father Nm: William Charles Blencowe 1892–1968. BIRTH 25 DEC 1892 • West Bromwich, Staffordshire. DEATH 7 OCT 1968 • West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Mother Nm: Gladys Kate Heath 1895–1970. BIRTH 18 OCT 1895 • Tedstone Delamere, Herefordshire, England. DEATH 25 JUL 1970 • West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Marriage Dt: Oct 1950 • West Bromwich, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

K comments: Father William Charles served with 1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry, Corps of Hussars in WW1. Sister Molly’s husband William H Pester served with the 7th Airborne and was wounded in 1944.

Spouse comments: Edna May Warren 1921–2007. BIRTH 29 JAN 1921 • Staffordshire, England. Death 27 Dec 2007, Wednesbury, West Midlands, England

(Research): Ancestry

Oldest Known Ancestor: William Blincow abt 1702 Bicester.

Children: Neil W Blencowe 1959

Birth

25 AUG 1921 • West Bromwich, Staffordshire

Before the War

Before the war Clifford joined the Territorial Forces ie part time traing attendance etc. Evidence by 1946 award.

1939 Census

Father William Charles Blencowe 1892  living at 32 Hope St West BromwichOccupation: Relief Stamper Printing Trade

 

Note in 1939 Edna was living 36 Bratt Street, West Bromwich and also in the Printing Trade, they could have been working together and met at work.

William C Blencowe
Gladys Blencowe
This record is officially closed. likely Clifford
Joyce Blencowe

WW2

Royal Army Medical Corps

Blencowe Clifford, Sergeant, 7347542, RAMC

1939-1946

We know that by 1946 Clifford was a Sergeant with the Royal Medical Arms Corps and that he had served enough years to be awarded the Territorial Efficiency medal which normally took 12 years service, however war service years counted double and so it looks like he served from 1939-1946 in a territorial unit(s).

The Royal Army Medical Corps was much more mechanised in WW2 and was able to operate in all theatres of war close to the action. Clifford probably spent some time in one of these theatres but without his service record we remain in the dark.

 

THE BRITISH ARMY IN ITALY 1944 (NA 10930) Men of 141 Field Ambulance RAMC attend to a wounded soldier on a stretcher, 17 January 1944. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205204479
The RAMC went everywhere they were needed these men part of 23 Parachute Field Ambulance RAMC
Medals

We have no medal records but he was entitled to at the very least these medals for his service

Territorial Efficiency Medal George VI – Awarded to Sergeant Clifford Blencowe 7347542 in 1946. First Authority: A.O. 119/46 List Number: 3 Authority Date: 1946 Archive Reference: WO102_36

 

1939-45 Star medal

 

The War medal
Sources
  1. Forces War Records. War Office records
  2. Ancestry Military Tree of Blencowes ww2
Gallery

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