robert blackmore

[Janette]

On BDM's this is the nearest birth

1883/5775 Blackmore  Robert to Margaret and Philip Henry

exact date of birth 26/10/1882

The birth probably wasn't registered until the new year,so he is 2 years older than you have him

Cheers Janette

[Lucy2]

Robert Blackmore, b. Coromandel 26.10.1884, son of Philip and Margaret.

Mmm ... interesting.   The birth of Robert, son of Margaret and Philip Henry BLACKMORE, was registered in 1883.

1883 / 5775 - BLACKMORE - Robert
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Maybe the Robert BLACKMORE - (RGA) - tinkered with his age when enlisting in 1914 ?

The attestation details certainly seem to match the man who wrote the letter to Miss STONE back in NZ, in 1916.  
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Spotted this death at FREE BDM (UK) ... which could be related ?  

DEATHS - JUN - 1919

BLACKMORE - Robert - aged 31 years  (bc 1888)
Registered at Kensington
(covering Middlesex/London/Greater London)

[Often in the event of death of a soldier who was serving / or had served, with a British regiment, there was correspondence with the military in the soldier's country of birth.  
The record for Robert BLACKMORE # 53134, held at Archives in Wellington, appears to have been generated by the Base Records section (NZ Army), the unit who would have been responsible for dealing with any enquiries. ]

   ~  Lu    

[Janette]

On BDM's this is the nearest birth

1883/5775 Blackmore Robert to Margaret and Philip Henry

exact date of birth 26/10/1882

The birth probably wasn't registered until the new year,so he is 2 years older than you have him

Cheers Janette

He was born in 1882

[Lucy2]

Parents buried at Christ Church Anglican Cemetery (Thames/Coromandel).

Mother, Margaret, died 24 March 1888 (aged 47)
- buried with Philip Henry BLACKMORE (d. 24 December 1892).

(So if Robert BLACKMORE # 53134 - RGA - proves to be the son of above, then certainly some "tinkering" with his year of birth on enlistment. ) 

[Lucy2]

Spotted this death at FREE BDM (UK) ... which could be related ?   

DEATHS - JUN - 1919

BLACKMORE - Robert - aged 31 years  (bc 1888)
Registered at Kensington
(covering Middlesex/London/Greater London)
   

Hi again djamesp

Forget the above (London) death ... I got that one wrong.   

But some progress.   

Hadn't realised that the full military file for Robert BLACKMORE - RGA - # 53134, was viewable @ ancestry ... (somehow I got confused when I saw it was available via another pay-to-view site).

Anyhow, have now waded through the approximately 45 pages of same - (it's repetitious in places and NOT in chronological order.    Grrr ! ).   
I hope you will be able to get to view it to extract some of the finer points.   (If you don't have an ancestry sub. then it may be available on AncestryLibraryEdition ?)

Some snippets to follow  ....  >

  ~  Lu

[Lucy2]

Robert BLACKMORE - Royal Garrison Artillery - # 53134

Firstly, there are a number of copies of attestation forms on file, giving varying degrees of information.

All include, Robert BLACKMORE - born (in or near, Auckland, NZ) and aged "26 years and 12 days" at time of enlistment (1914). [bc  1888 ]
His service is stated as reckoning from "7/11/1914":
Religion:  C of E   (though one form, (on Image 53777), states religion as "Catholic" ?? - perhaps a clerical error ?   It also confirms he enlisted at Liverpool on 7/11/1914.)

Robert is very much alive in May of 1921 when he returns a form letter to the RGA records depot, acknowledging receipt of a medal.   He signs the form as "R. K. BLACKMORE" - dating it, 4 May 1921.
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[Lucy2]

[It is not until halfway through the file, that the name of Robert's next-of kin becomes apparent.   Will add that info. later.]

On file (in Image 53774) is a letter dated "December 20, 1918" sent from "89 Brocklehurst Street, New Cross, SE" to the RGA Records office (- I think it was ? ).

It seeks news of Robert BLACKMORE, saying "he was drafted to France and Serbia at the end of October" and "have not heard of him for 6 weeks".
Signed by  "(Miss) Eleanor L. SCUDDER"

[Haven't yet followed up on Miss Scudder to see if she might perhaps be with Robert in later years ?? ]
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[Lucy2]

The Australian newspaper articles you found at TROVE, concerning Robert's wife - now Mrs Phyllis LINQUIST - make for interesting reading.   Most especially, the comment from the Judge "that there was absolutely no evidence for Robert being alive beyond 1918".

The article in the "Mirror" (Perth, WA) - 21 June 1941 - page 4, is also a tad curious.   Scrolling down the column to "Killed at War", Phyllis LINQUIST has this to say.   "Last saw husband (BLACKMORE) in 1913.  He went to war and was reported missing in 1917".

It's possible that Phyllis has made an error with the year (1917) but in 1919 she has engaged solicitors in Auckland to make enquiries.

Letter to Records Officer. RGA  Depot, Dover, ENG. - from Devore and Prendergast, Barrister & Solicitors, Auckland - dated 9 April 1919 (received 26 May 1919).  [Image 53798]

  " .... we are acting for his wife who is concerned as to the whereabouts of her husband - last address, 157 Seige Battery, RGA - RKF??, France.   This address was supplied by the officer in charge of your Depot on 15 January 1918."                   
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[Lucy2]

Almost a year later, the High Commissioner for New Zealand based in London, is also making enquiries regarding Robert BLACKMORE.

[Image 53783]  Reply from the RGA Record Office at Dover (to HC for NZ, London) - dated 23 March 1920.

..."this NCO (Robert BLACKMORE) was demobilized to Class "Z" Army Reserve, with effect from 17/8/1919 and gave his address on demobilization as, 28 St. Thomas Road, Derby".

[As I mentioned, this file is not in chronological order  ... but at [Image 53789] there is a copy of an attestation form (- yet another !), AND it has no date !   But scrawled across it's ragged top, are the words "Montreal, Canada".  Wondered if this had any significance ?   Need to look for Robert in the UK firstly  ... but there's the possibility too that he headed off to another country ?]
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