JOHN+HICKS+BLACKBURN

CWGC: Blackburn, John Hicks, (SD: Blackbourn), Private, 240387, 11th Battalion, Notts and Derby Regiment. Born: Bamford, Derbyshire. Enlisted: Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire. Residence: Peak Dale, Derbyshire. Died of wounds 6th October 1918. Aged 21. Son of the late John and Sarah Blackburn; nephew of Alice Farrow, of Upper End, Peak Dale, Derbyshire. Buried in Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, France. Grave reference: Div 62 V H 8.
 * John Hicks Blackburn (Blackbourn) **

1911 Census Aged 14 Born Derwent, Derbyshire A lime picker Nephew of William Farrow, a retired stationmaster, of 2, New Row, Peak Dale, Derbyshire