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First Name: Charles Gordon Last Name: BLACKMAN
Date of Death: 29/05/1915 Lived/Born In: West Hampstead
Rank: Rifleman Unit: London6
Memorial Site:

Current Information:

Age-17

68 Fortune Green Road, West Hampstead

Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire

6th London (The “Cast Iron Sixth) arrived in France in March 1915 as part of 4 Brigade, 2nd London Division, soon to be renamed 140 Brigade, 47th Division. On 19th April they went into the trenches for the first time at Givenchy and on 4th May they took over the line facing Festubert. 

Rifleman Blackman died of wounds on this day in England but as yet we have no further information as to where and when he was wounded.

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