South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 08 April 1944

Died In Italy

Taken ill In Italy Bdr, Arthur Blakemore, R.A. eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Blakemore, of 66, Frederick Street, Mexborough, died on February 2nd.

Bdr, Blakemore, who was within a week of his 25th birthday, married Miss Taylor, of 33, Garden Street, Mexborough, in August, 1942, and his wife is serving with the W.AAF.

He worked in a Mexborough grocery store before joining the Army in 1936 and was seriously injured during a blitz on the South Coast. He recovered and was drafted abroad in December, 1942, Bdr. Blakemore had seen service in North Africa, Sicily and Italy

South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 08 April 1944

Bdr. A. Blakemore

The Wife, Parents, and Family of Bdr. A. Blakemore, who died in Italy, February2nd, 1944, wish to thank Dr. Bhatia, the Manager and Staff of Gallons, Ltd., the Trinity Methodist Women’’s Meeting and Comforts Fund, and the many friends for their kind messages of sympathy in their sad loss.

Time cannot dim the memory of one we loved so dear.

From his Wife, Parents, and Family, 66, Frederick Street, Mexborough.

From C.W.G.C.:

Bombardier ARTHUR BLAKEMORE
Service Number: 942480

Regiment & Unit/Ship Royal Artillery 75 Field Regt.

Date of Death Died 02 February 1944

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at NAPLES WAR CEMETERY II. D. 9. Italy

Additional Info
Son of Ernest Edward and Harriet Blakemore, of Mexborough, Yorkshire; husband of Nellie Blakemore, of Mexborough.

Personal Inscription
TIME CANNOT DIM THE MEMORY OF A HUSBAND AND SON WE LOVED SO DEAR