George Alec Blinko – Scrapbook

Scrapbook Page for George Alec BLINKO

 

b. 1929 Sandgate, Folkestone,  Kent.



 

Folkestone The Harbour and Old Town in the 1920’s Georges Birthplace 1929
High Wycombe, 1940’s George lived here in the war years and after. The Guildhall High wycombe to the left , at the end of High St. The only four wheeled vehicle a Pram! Photo: Courtesy of Bucks CC archives
Hatters Lane School Football Team 1940’s .From George Blinko (who is sitting far left middle row) “Hatters Lane Football Team the lad I wrote about (Martin White)  is front row right and the one next to him played for Brentford”
High Wycombe Boys FC about 1942-43.     From George Blinko “I am in the middle front row brother is in the back row right This is High Wycombe boys Club Team before I went into the army”
Port Said 1948

From George Blinko “1947: Had to leave to start my 2years National Service which after training I served with the 16th/5th Queens Royal Lancers serving 15 months in Egypt rising to the elevated rank of corporal.I did get asked to sign on for 5 years with a 6 month course at Beaconsfield and a third stripe thrown in “PORT SAID Gateway to the Suez Canal
The idea of linking the Mediterranean and Red sea first occurred during the time of Pharoahs.
On November 17,1869 the Suez Canal was opened for navigation.
The Suez Canal has a strategic location. It links two oceans and two seas the Atlantic and Mediterranean via Gibraltar to Port Said, and the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea via Bab Al Mandab and the Gulf of Suez to the port of Suez. British forces were very active in maintaining this strategic point from its opening until 1956 when it was nationalised by President Nasser of Egypt.
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George and Liz Blinko at Southend
George worked at High Wycombe College teaching Machine Shop automation. He is in white coat has his back to the camera in this photograph.
George far left with colleagues at Wycombe College
George Moved to Chard after retiring. The Guildhall Chard built 1837
From George Blinko “Have taken a copy of the family photo it was taken in 2000 mother was then 90 and she died the following year. Seated is my grand daughter Hayley who is getting married in April, mother, my daughter-in-law Chris a ward manager at Stoke Mandeville hospital, from the left again, my daughter Linda, her son Gregory who is a sports teacher, my son Mark, his two sons Iain who has finished university but doesn’t know what to do!! and Gareth a golf green keeper, Liz, and John my son-in-law a great chap”