Private John Thorold Blowers
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Blowers,
John Thorold
Date of birth: 1893-10-22
Place of birth: Reading Berkshire England
Next of kin: Frank Earnest Blowers, 61 Dufferin Ave., Norwood, Manitoba
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Taxidermist
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-02-06
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery, I. G. 13.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 71573
Highest Rank:
Private
(27th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 27th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-10-28 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: South West of Wytschaete
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 449221
LAC ID:
49501
Service file: B0829-S033
Uploader's Notes: Son of Frank Ernest and Edith Helen Blowers of 1242 Oliver St., Oak Bay, Victoria, British Columbia.
CEF Burial Registers - Killed in Action - on the night of February 6th, while on duty in front of our lines, this soldier was hit in the head by an enemy rifle bullet and instantly killed.
CEF Burial Registers - Killed in Action - on the night of February 6th, while on duty in front of our lines, this soldier was hit in the head by an enemy rifle bullet and instantly killed.
Uploader's Research notes:
Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial
July 2017 - BWM offered on eBay.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2017-07-02