We remember Henry Blair

We remember Henry Blair

Profile picture for Henry Blair

Timeline

Timeline

1897
birth Sauchie-by-Alloa, Clackmannanshire United Kingdom Source:6649848 28th December 1897
1914
enlistment Stirling United Kingdom Source:6650478 13th August 1914
1914
service British Army Private 2272 (275478) Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 1/7th Source:6650478 13th August 1914 - 6th March 1919
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:6650478 23rd July 1916 - 6th December 1917
1917
hospitalisation Wounded in Action, GSW (gunshot wound) left foot, 21 November 1917. Hospital/Institution Source:6650478 21st November 1917
1918
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:6650478 30th May 1918 - 24th October 1918
1918
hospitalisation Wounded in Action, GSW (gunshot wound) back, 23 Oct 1918. Hospital/Institution Source:6650478 23rd October 1918
1919
discharge Source:6650478 6th March 1919
1920
marriage Lily May Gomer Source:8513271 26th March 1920 - 10th March 1934
service British Army Private 2272 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Source:374457
service British Army Private 275478 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Source:374457
1967
death Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland United Kingdom Source:6650475 13th May 1967
burial Old Monkland Cemetery Non-War Cemetery Coatbridge, Lanarkshire United Kingdom Source:6650475

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Henry
Initials H
Last Name Blair
Source 374457
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2272 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Private
British Army 275478 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Private
British Army 2272 (275478) Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 1/7th Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Margaret Mitchell mother
Alexander Sharp Blair father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Lily May Gomer wife 26th March 1920
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1914-08-13 5'6"

Media

Communities

Communities

This person is not linked to any communities.

Evidence

Evidence

IWM is not responsible for the content of external websites. Please note that some sources will require payment to view.

Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Medal Index Card

External Evidence

ReferenceConnected byMore information
British Army WW1 Service Record 1914-1920 for Henry Blair Richard39622

Multimedia

TitleConnected byMore information
Henry Blair - 1917/1918 Sauchie, Clackmannanshire Richard39622

Stories

We remember Henry Blair

Also remembered by 1 person