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Private William Aulden Balser

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1888-11-23
Place of birth: Moncton New Brunswick Canada
Next of kin: Ivy Balser (sister)
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Car Cleaner - Canadian National Railway
Occupation (normalized): Other Charworkers, Cleaners and Related Workers
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1915-05-07
Buried: Niederzwehren Cemetery, VII. F. 7.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 23491
Highest Rank: Private (2nd Battalion)
Rank detail

Private, 2nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Interned as POW at: Paderborn
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed:

Wounded at 2nd Battle of Ypres (St Julien)

Reported missing [1915-04-26]

Reported to have died of wounds while a POW at Paderborn [1915-07-11]

Awards

1914-1915 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 902867
LAC ID: 22942
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0401-S056
Uploader's Notes: Son of Eliott and Elizabeth Balser. Born at Moncton, New Brunswick. Wounded in right thigh during battle and captured during withdrawal. Died of wounds 10 days later from blood poisoning in POW Camp in Paderborn, Germany.
Uploader's Research notes:

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Battalion British War Medal Victory Medal 1914/15 Star ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2024-03-05