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Lieutenant Harry Ezra Balfour

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1893-04-26
Place of birth: Gore’s Landing Ontario Canada
Name of next of kin: Rev. David Balfour
Relationship of next of kin: Father
Address of next of kin: Janetville, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): School teacher
Occupation (normalized): Teacher, Level and Subject Unknown
Address: YMCA, Edmonton, Alberta
Height: 73 inches
Religion: Methodist
Cause of death: Not specified

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Lieutenant (51st Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Lieutenant, 51st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Captain, 49th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Survived war: yes
Battle wounded/killed:

Reported wounded at duty [1916-09-16]

Reported missing [1916-10-08]

Reported as wounded and POW at Parchim [1916-11-02]

Reported transferred as POW to Furstenberg [1917-01-09]

Transferred as POW to Stralsund [1918-09-17]

Now reported arrived and taken on permanent staff at Copenhagen, Denmark [1918-12-15]

Reported previously interned in Holland, now arrived for repatriation at Camp Ripon, England [1919-02-01]


RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 22196
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B0388-S051
Uploader's Notes:

Prior service - 1 year 15th Argyll Light Infantry

Militia - Corps of School Cadet Instructors

Uploader's Research notes:

[Captain Army Canadian Infantry 49th Battalion Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 51st Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2016-03-26
Last modified: 2024-03-05