Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Captain E. C. B. Blencowe, Dorsetshire Regiment, killed in action near Hill 60, 16 February 1916, and posthumously M.I.D.

1914-15 Star (Capt., Dorset R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt.) generally good very fine or better (3) £350-400

M.I.D. London Gazette 15 June 1916.

Ernest Cecil Blencowe Blencowe lived in Devon, and was educated at Sherborne. He was killed in action on The Bluff, near Hill 60, Ypres Salient, on 16 February 1916, whilst serving with “A” Company, 6th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. His name is commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

The following is extracted from the regimental history: ‘A most cheerful company commander of “A”. Originally Blencowe-Gottwaltz, he had changed his name to Blencowe-Blencowe, as a precaution against possible capture.’