Major William Falconer Battersby
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Battersby,
William Falconer
Place of birth:
Next of kin: Annie Caroline Battersby, 224 Sheridan Street, Brantford, ON
Marital status: no data
Date of death:
1918-03-25
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Major
Rank detail
Major (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Nr. Villers Bretonneux
Awards
Military Cross
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1565059
LAC ID:
29252
Service file: B0510-S048
Uploader's Notes: This officer, while in charge of an armoured car on the road between Licourt and Marchelpot, was instantly killed by enemy overhead shrapnel. FROM CEF Burial Registers
Uploader's Research notes: [Major Army Canadian Machine Gun Corps 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade Military Cross ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20