TracesOfWar needs your help! Every euro, pound or dollar you contribute greatly supports the continuation of this website. Go to stiwot.nl and donate!

Blencowe, Robert William "Blencoe"

Date of birth:
August 25th, 1920 (Newmarket/Ontario, Canada)
Date of death:
March 30th, 1945 (Emmerich/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Buried on:
Canadian War Cemetery Groesbeek
Plot: XX. Row: E. Grave: 2.
Service number:
B/63868
Nationality:
Canadian

Biography

Lance Corporal
Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.

Blencowe was killed after they crossed the Rhine River and started to take out the strong German position of Emmerich and Hoch Elten. A mortar bomb landed near him and killed him instantly.
Blencowe served under the name Blencoe.

Do you have more information about this person? Inform us!

Sources

Photo