Gerald Blank
Died:
19 Iyyar 5678 (01 May 1918)
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Death
Date of death:
19 Iyyar 5678 (01 May 1918)
Burial place:
Harlebeke New British Cemetery. Ref: XIV.A.14
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Addresses
10 Clarence St, Liverpool (1901)
36 Tillotson St, Liverpool (1911)
Family Home:
34 Slater St Liverpool (1915)
Gerald died from a head injury in a German field hospital at Menin on 1st May 1918, aged 20. According to the POW records held by the International Red Cross, an inquiry/inquest was held in Frankfurt on 6th December 1918, but the purpose and outcome of the inquiry are not known.
Gerald was buried in the Gheluwe German Military Cemetery, Plot 14, Row A, Grave 14, marked with a cross, and in 1924 the body “believed to be” that of 64776 Pte G. Blank, was transferred to Harlebeke New British Cemetery where he now rests.
On 17th July 1918 Gerald’s pay book was sent to Central Office from a field hospital. A notation was made, ‘death of the owner is not certain’. The family was notified of such by the Red Cross on 15th August 1918. They were notified of his death on 31st October 1918. His next of kin was listed as Mr. B. Blank, of 36 Smithdown Road, Liverpool.
Gerald is commemorated on the Hall of Remembrance in Liverpool Town Hall, panel 12 right, as well as on the British Jewry Roll of Honour.
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Family
Siblings
Parents
Father: Barnet Blank "Bernard" (male)
Mother: Minnie Cohen (female)
Military Record
Military record no.:
64776
Rank at discharge/death:
Private
Sustained injuries:
Wounded in the foot.
Returned to service:
17 January 1918
Assignments
Regiment:
King's Liverpool
Battalion/unit:
17th Bttn., D Company, 15 platoon
Campaigns:
Captured during a German assault on the Scherpenberg, during the Battle of the Lys at the end of April.
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Regiment:
Machine Gun Corps
Battalion/unit:
89th Bttn.
Commonwealth Graves Commission
Date of Death:
01 May 1918
Regiment / service:
The King's (Liverpool Regiment), 17th Bn.
Cemetery:
Harlebeke New British Cemetery, Belgium
Grave reference:
XIV. A. 14.
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