Reginald Paul Blunden (1897 - 1918)

Born 1897 in Feilding, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand

Ancestors

Died 27 Aug 1918 at about age 21 in France

Biography

SN 59591

Reginald was born in 1897 in Feilding. He was the son of George Blunden and Sarah Buchanan.

He served with the Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion. He died of wounds received during the Battle of the Somme in 1918 and was buried at Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Somme, France AWMM VI U. 16. There is also a memorial on the grave of his father in the Feilding Cemetery.

Sources

• Birth: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs] Birth Registration. Accessed 10 September 2022: 1897/4502 Blunden Reginald Paul Sarah George William
• Death: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs] Death Registration. Accessed 10 September 2022: 1918/84266 Blunden Reginald Paul 21Y
• Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56542690/reginald-paul-blunden: accessed 10 September 2022), memorial page for Private Reginald Paul Blunden (1897–27 Aug 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56542690, citing Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France; Maintained by Remembering (contributor 46946602) .
• Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209883036/george-william-blunden: accessed 10 September 2022), memorial page for George William Blunden (1834–1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 209883036, citing Feilding Cemetery, Feilding, Manawatu District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand; Maintained by Baby Stegosaurus (contributor 49885654) .
• Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C1308