Bert Boulstridge

1920 - 1944  (24 years)

• Name	Bert Boulstridge
  Birth	1920	Dordon, Warwickshire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Bert Bolstridge
  GRO Birth Index	Jun 1920
  	Atherstone 6d - 1420
  Residence at marriage	55, Watling Street, Dordon, Warwickshire, England
  Miltary Service	Between 1939 and 1944
  	2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment
  Service Number	Between 1939 and 1944
  	Private 5112075
  Burial	1944	La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres,Calvados, France
  Death	25 Jul 1944	Normandy, France   [3]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  Notes	In Memory of BERT BOULSTRIDGE Private 5112075 2nd Bn., Royal Warwickshire Regiment who died on Tuesday 25th July 1944. Age 24. Citation: Additional Information: Son of Isaac and Mary Ann Boulstridge; husband of Winifred Emily Boulstridge, of Baddesley Ensor, Warwickshire. Commemorative Information - Cemetery: LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES, Calvados, France Grave Reference/Panel Number: I. G. 7. Location: Take the main road northwards from Caen, the D7 to Langrune-sur-Mer. After about 12 kilometres, the War Cemetery will be found on the right of the road, a few hundred metres before reaching La Delivrande crossroads and its twin-spired church. - Historical Information: The Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944. The burials in La Delivrande War Cemetery mainly date from 6 June and the landings on Sword beach, particularly Oboe and Peter sectors. Others were brought in later from the battlefields between the coast and Caen. There are now 942 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery. 63 of the burials are unidentified but there are special memorials to a number of casualties known to be buried among them. The cemetery also contains 193 German graves.
  Person ID	I1741	bolstridge
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Isaac Boulstridge,   b. 1876, Dordon, Warwickshire, England d. 1954, Nuneaton, : Registration District, England (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ann Baxter,   b. 1889, Polesworth, Warwickshire, England d. 1925, Atherstone, : Registration District, England (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1912	Atherstone, : Registration District, England   [4]
  GRO Index	Mar 1912
  	Atherstone 6d - 462 Spouse Baxter
  Family ID	F223	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F1068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1920 - Dordon, Warwickshire, England Residence at marriage - - 55, Watling Street, Dordon, Warwickshire, England Burial - 1944 - La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres,Calvados, France Death - Cause: Killed in Action - 25 Jul 1944 - Normandy, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S626] See Marriage, (Name: Information from Entry;). [S52] General Records Office, An Unrequested GRO Index, (Name: On Line at : www.findmypast.com;). Mother's Maiden Name Baxter [S144] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Casualty Details First - Second World War, (Name: Debt of Honour Register;), Bert Boulstridge. Private 5112075 2nd Bn., Royal Warwickshire Regiment who died on Tuesday 25th July 1944. Age 24. [S52] General Records Office, An Unrequested GRO Index, (Name: On Line at : www.findmypast.com;).