Oxhey Private Chapel,Hertfordshire : T.A.W.Blackwell Royal Artillery

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BLACKWELL, THOMAS ANTHONY WALTER

Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Service No:
219453
Date of Death:
05/07/1942
Regiment/Service:
Royal Artillery

558 Bty., 161 Maritime H.A.A. Regt.
Grave Reference
West of Chapel.
Cemetery
OXHEY CHAPEL PRIVATE BURIAL GROUND

 

Hi, just seen this post. T.A.W.Blackwell and others were killed in an accident when a gun breech exploded during firing

 

Access to the chapel via appointment

Second World War - Roll of Honour - MCC History - History - Lord's

A member of the Blackwell family (Crosse and Blackwell)

Killed in a gunnery accident

Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery - Roll of Honour, 1939-47

 

Daily Record 8th July 1942

 

1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
Oxley Place, Watford R.D., Hertfordshire

NAME DOB OCCUPATION
Elizabeth Joyce Blackwell 21 Mar 1911 Unpaid Farming And Domestic Duties
Thomas A W Blackwell 15 Apr 1912 Landed Proprietor
Gladys M A Watts 08 Sep 1906 Parlour Maid
Rosetta E Jipson 31 Oct 1906 Cook
Mary Elizabeth Jordan 10 Jan 1898 Housemaid
Sorry, this record is officially closed.
Sorry, this record is officially closed.
Eileen Willcocks (White,Wilcocks) 25 May 1914 Unpaid Domestic Duties
Sorry, this record is officially closed.
Sorry, this record is officially closed.

 

The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 11, 1942; pg. 6: