mhifle Posted 30 October , 2014 Share Posted 30 October , 2014 Hi, I do not seem to be able find any information on this man. Private J Blissill died of wounds in Ireland 27 April 1916. From the Notingham Evening Post 27 April 1920. Regards Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 30 October , 2014 Share Posted 30 October , 2014 Hi, I do not seem to be able find any information on this man. Private J Blissill died of wounds in Ireland 27 April 1916. From the Notingham Evening Post 27 April 1920. Regards Mark http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/899510/BLISSETT,%20J%20S Name: BLISSETT, J S Rank: Private Service No: 5592 Date of Death: 26/04/1916 Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 2nd/7th Bn. Grave Reference: SW. T1. 85. Cemetery: DEAN'S GRANGE CEMETERY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 30 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 30 October , 2014 Thanks for the information Regards Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_Fielding Posted 30 October , 2014 Share Posted 30 October , 2014 There are some service records on FMP - do PM me if I can help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 31 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 31 October , 2014 Thanks for pointing that out. Regards Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanLee Posted 31 October , 2014 Share Posted 31 October , 2014 He is buried in the same grave as Second Lieutenant Montague Bernard Browne 2nd/8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Nott’s and Derby Regiment). They were both killed in the battle of Mount Street Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanLee Posted 31 October , 2014 Share Posted 31 October , 2014 This is a picture of his headstone, Browne’s inscription in on the front of the cross pedestal and Blissett’s is on the right side of the pedestal. According to the inscription he was 23 years old when he died. The link below is for a description of the Battle of Mount Street Bridge. http://www.irishmedals.org/mount-street-bridge.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdoyle Posted 31 October , 2014 Share Posted 31 October , 2014 service record has him as Blissitt. Shows Killed in Action 26th April 1916. SDGW has him as Died. Findagrave entry for him : http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52436356 Couple of family trees for him on Ancestry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRONNO Posted 31 October , 2014 Share Posted 31 October , 2014 John Samuel Blissitt, poor newspaper image but its an image. BRONNO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 1 November , 2014 Author Share Posted 1 November , 2014 Thanks for all this information Regards Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jmoran Posted 3 June , 2015 Share Posted 3 June , 2015 Hi, I have just joined the forum and I'm afraid I don't know how to send a PM yet... I am attempting to carry out some research on Private John Samuel Blissitt and I would be interested in viewing the service records which Simon_Fielding may still hold? Simon if your till willing to help, then I would be happy to hear from you. Kind regards, jmoran Simon_Fielding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_Fielding Posted 4 June , 2015 Share Posted 4 June , 2015 I've sent you my email address via PM - hope you get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_Fielding Posted 4 June , 2015 Share Posted 4 June , 2015 I've sent you my email address via PM - hope you get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_Fielding Posted 4 June , 2015 Share Posted 4 June , 2015 I've sent you my email address via PM - hope you get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted 4 June , 2015 Share Posted 4 June , 2015 His name misspelled again Gerry 5592.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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