St Stephens by Saltash War Memorial
BLIGH, William John
William John BLIGH was the son of John & Annie BLIGH. He was born
at Lanreath, Cornwall in 1897, his birth being registered in the
September Q of that year at Liskeard.
1901 census aged 3 living with parents & siblings at Lankelly, Lanreath,
Cornwall.
1911 census aged 13 with grandparents John & Hannah SEARLE at Lanreath
Village.
WW1 Army record
Name: BLIGH W J
Regiment: Devonshire Regiment
Battalion etc: 1st/5th Battalion
Rank: Private
Service number: 69750
Date Died: 4th March 1919 – Age 21
Casualty type: Commonwealth War Dead
Cemetery: Cologne Southern Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Additional information: Son of John and Annie Bligh, of Trehan, St.
Stephens-by-Saltash, Cornwall.
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