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Sgt. Alec Mark Blinko
British Army 35th LAA, 144th Bty. Royal Artillery
from:High Wycombe
(d.5th March 1943)
Alec Blinko was born in Beaconsfield in 1903. He grew up in Buckinghamshire and in 1923 he enlisted in the Royal Hussars serving for his contracted period until 1939.
In 1927 he was transferred to cavalry of the line due to his regiment going to India for 5/6 years and his time was due up in 1929. I also have Army education certificate dated 8-9th Sept 1927 in Edinburgh where he had a two day exam along with a photo dated 11th September 1927 also in Edinburgh, at a cavalry barracks.
In 1940 at age 37 he re-enlisted in the Royal Artillery Territorials. He died as a prisoner of war.
Alec left two young sons and a wife in High Wycombe and is remembered still by his son George Blinko with great love and sorrow for the Dad who was taken away from him.