Private William Aulden Balser
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Balser,
William Aulden
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
Cause of death:
Died as a prisoner of war
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
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CWGC ID: 902867
LAC ID:
22942
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