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This is probably the type of postcard which they had received. It was issued to all British Troops and offered standard phrases which they were allowed to select. They were not allowed to add any words of their own:
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BLOOR, HENRY ("Harry")
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SDGW |
Uttoxeter Advertiser |
Other |
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Parents |
Henry (Harry) and Eliza Bloor |
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5a |
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Mr. & Mrs. Henry Bloor |
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1c |
3 |
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Where born |
Uttoxeter, Staffordshire |
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Yes |
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3, 5a |
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When born |
About 1886 |
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5a |
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Address |
1901: Uttoxeter |
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5a |
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Smithfield Road (parents) |
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1c, 1d |
3 |
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9, Balance Hill, Uttoxeter (wife) |
Yes |
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1e |
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Spouse |
Charlotte Bloor |
Yes |
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Yes |
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1e, 1f |
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Children |
3 young children |
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1e |
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More than one |
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1f |
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Employment Before Joining up |
Leighton Ironworks |
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1e |
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Where enlisted |
Uttoxeter, Staffordshire |
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Yes |
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3 |
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Regiment |
North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales’s) |
Yes |
Yes |
1c, 1e, 1f |
3 |
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Unit |
1st/6th Bn |
Yes |
Yes |
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3 |
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1/6th (T.F.) Bn. |
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3 |
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6th Bn. |
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1c |
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“B” Company |
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2 |
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Rank |
Private |
Yes |
Yes |
1b, 1e, 1f |
2,3 |
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Service Number |
240520 |
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Yes |
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3 |
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2641 |
Yes |
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2 |
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Date of Death |
13 October 1915 |
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3 |
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Missing 13 October 1915 |
Yes |
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1b, 1f |
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Missing 15 October 1915 |
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1e |
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On or since 13 October 1915 |
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2 |
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Age at time of death |
31 |
Yes |
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1e |
4 |
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Where Killed or died |
Loos - Hohenzollern Redoubt |
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1b |
3 |
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How he died |
Wounded 13 October 1915, since reported Missing |
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1d |
2 |
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Killed in Action |
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Yes |
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3 |
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Missing |
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1a |
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Location of Grave or Memorial |
Loos Memorial, Panel 103 to 105 |
Yes |
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UttoxeterTown War Memorial (Market Place) |
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3, 7 |
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Awards |
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Harry was a Uttoxeter Territorial [1c] and his brother Isaac also fell.
He was wounded in the charge on the Hohenzollern Redoubt on 13th October 1915 and shortly afterwards his parents received a postcard dated 15th October 1915 saying that he had been admitted into hospital wounded and was going on well. [1c]
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This is probably the type of postcard which they had received. It was issued to all British Troops and offered standard phrases which they were allowed to select. They were not allowed to add any words of their own:
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He was wounded in the charge on the Hohenzollern Redoubt on 13th October 1915 and shortly afterwards his parents received a postcard dated 15th October 1915 saying that he had been admitted into hospital wounded and was going on well. [1c]
In November 1915 they were still waiting for further news, when rumours reached them that he had died. As no official notification came, they were left very concerned. [1c]
They had received a letter from another of their sons [1c] who was also serving in the 6th North Staffordshire Regiment, saying that he had not heard anything of his brother Harry and did not know where he was. He added that if ever he got within reach of a German in the future he would have his own back for wounding is brother and cousin. He also expressed deep regret at the loss of his ‘best chum’ Private ‘Dan’ Hayes.
They still hadn't received news by the end of December 1915 and posted an appeal for information in the Uttoxeter Advertiser. [1d]
They were still waiting for news in the middle of July 1916, [1g] by which time he had been missing for nine months. It was not until the end of August that they received official notification of his death.
He left a wife and 3 young children[1e].
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This memorial notice was posted in the Uttoxeter Advertiser in October 1917[1f] to mark the second anniversary of his death |
In Loving Memory of my Dear Husband, Pte. Harry Bloor, North Staffs. Regt., reported missing October 13, 1915 (now officially reported killed). In a distant land though his body may rest, Far from us and the ones he loved best, Still deep in our hearts his memory we keep; Sweet is the place where he now lies asleep. - Ever remembered by his Wife and Children. |