His brother Henry William served in the 16th Bn Sherwood Foresters and was killed in action on 19 November 1917. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial. (See record on this Roll of Honour)
Nottingham Evening Post, 'Roll of Honour', 3 September 1918: 'Blackwell. Died of wounds August 28th (sic) 1918. Private Tom Wallace Blackwell, Lincolnshires, son of Mr and Mrs Blackwell, 235 Castle Boulevard. Second son to fall. Father, mother, Gerty, Harold and sister Marie, brother Robert.'
The following notice in the local paper about his brother's death gave the information that Tom had been wounded in 1917. Nottingham Evening Post, 'Roll of Honour', 8 December 1917: 'Blackwell. Killed in action November 18th 1917, Henry W Blackwell, Sherwood Foresters, age 36 (sic), eldest son of Tom and Annie Blackwell of 235 Castle Boulevard, Lenton. Mother, father, Gerty and Harold and brother Wallace [Tom Wallace] (wounded, in hospital).'
Above courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
Nottingham Evening Post, ‘In Memoriam’, 29 August 1919: ‘Blackwell. In loving memory of Wallace Blackwell, 235 Castle-boulevard, 8th Lincolns, who died of wounds August 29th, 1918. This day brings back sad memories, our loved one gone to rest, and those who think of him to-day, are those wo loved him best. From his loving mother, father, sisters, and brothers.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
His widow Alice received a pension of 25 shillings and 5 pence a week for herself and two children with effect from 3 March 1919.
Registers of Soldiers' Effects: widow Alice was his legatee.
WW1 Pension Ledgers Index Cards: named his widow Alice and two sons, all of Radford.
Alice (Clifford) was living on Baron Street, Old Radford, when she received the Scroll in 1923.