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NAME:                      Blackman, Edward George
RANK:                      Private
UNIT:                      Somerset Light Infantry  (formerly 30866 Hampshire Regiment)
BATTALION ETC:             6th Battalion
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         235023
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Killed in action 21st March 1918
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
OTHER INFORMATION:         Born about 1885.
                           Son of William & Eliza Blackman, in 1901 family living High Street, Wymering.
                           In 1911 living at Chalk Cottage, High Street, Cosham.
                           Husband of Daisy Florence of 14 Windsor Road, Cosham, Portsmouth.
                           Married July/Aug/Sep 1906 at Fareham.
                           In 1911 boarding at 10 Dean Road, Cosham, Hants.
                           Born & resided: Cosham, Hants. Enlisted: Portsmouth.