Private EDWARD BLACKBURN (photo added)
| Rank | Private |
| Forenames | EDWARD |
| Surname | BLACKBURN (photo added) |
| Initials | E |
| Place of Birth |
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NORTHUMBERLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
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| Date of Birth | Unknown |
| Date of Death | Wednesday, 07 June 1944 |
| Age | 20 |
| Nationality |
British
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| Residence or Entered Service From | NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NORTHUMBERLAND, UNITED KINGDOM |
| Service Number | 14554052 | Force |
British Army
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| Service/Corps/Regiment |
Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps
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| Unit / Ship / Battalion / Squadron | 12 Parachute Battalion (6th Airborne Division) |
| Military Honours and Awards | |
| Place of Burial/Commemoration |
RANVILLE CHURCHYARD
Roll of honour |
| Grave/Memorial Location | Grave 4. |
| Previous Place(s) of Burial | Unknown |
| Epitaph | NO EPITAPH |
| Family Details | SON OF WILLIAM AND MARGARET (neé GILHOLM) BLACKBURN, WIFE OF ELIZABETH (neé GOULDBURN) BLACKBURN. FATHER OF EDDY BLACKBURN. |
Additional Information
EDWARD BLACKBURN was born in Newcastle in 1924.
Private EDWARD BLACKBURN, undated.1
References |
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| 1. | Photograph and additional information, unless otherwise credited, kindly provided by Eddy Blackburn, son of Private EDWARD BLACKBURN. |
Acknowledgements and Credits |
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| Source of original data: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Headstone photograph: | Carl Shilleto |
| Cross marker photograph: | |
| Individual photograph: | Eddy Blackburn, son of Private EDWARD BLACKBURN. |
| Additional photographs provided by: | Carl Shilleto |
| Additional information provided by: | Eddy Blackburn, son of Private EDWARD BLACKBURN. |
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What other people have said
Joan McFarland
I have just returned from Normandy. I visited it with the Ulster History Forum. I wanted to say thankyou and remember this young soldier especially.
On Friday, October 2, 2015