Every Name a Story

J. Boulter 1945
Rank : Third Radio Officer

Cowpen and Crofton

John  Boulter

Every Name a Story

In Blyth (Cowpen) Cemetery is the Commonwealth War Grave with a private headstone of Third Radio Officer John Boulter, serving on S.S. Ashbury (Glasgow)  with the Merchant Navy who died 08/01/1945.

The son of James and Elizabeth Boulter, of Blyth.

The headstone reads:

In
Loving memory of
James Boulter
Died 2nd April 1978
Aged 80 years

And his dear wife
Elizabeth
Died 4th April 1977
Aged 74 years

Also their son
John Boulter
Died 8th Jan. 1945
Aged 18 years.

John Boulter is remembered at Blyth on B42.19 and B42.23 and in our List of Ships’ Crews.

First Name: John

Last Name: Boulter

Which War: Second World War 1939-45

Died: 08/01/1945

Age: 18

Rank: Third Radio Officer

Regiment: Merchant Navy

Unit/Ship: S.S. Ashbury (Glasgow)

Links to Source Material

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County Notes

Northumberland

District Notes

Blyth Valley

Parish Notes

Cowpen and Crofton

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