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Record #17948
Name :
: Walter BALLARD (1889 - 1918)


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Date of Birth
: 27 Mar 1889

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1 Oct 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Cambrai
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 18 Jun 1900
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

Placement Family
: White
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for Walter Ballard: Date: Apr-May-Jun 1889; District: Birmingham; County: Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 2956. Parents: Henry Ballard and Sarah Hallam, married December 6, 1874, at Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.

Sarah Ballard, 43, died on November 23, 1898, at the Workhouse Infirmary, Western Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, of mitrial disease and cardiac failure.

In 1900, Walter Ballard, 11, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 108 Middlemore children en route to the Maritime Provinces.

On June 2, 1915, at Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada, Walter Ballard, 26, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Stanley, New Brunswick, Canada; that his next of kin was his father, Harry Ballard, who resided in Stanley, New Brunswick, Canada; that his date of birth was March 27, 1889; that he was a farmer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 6 inches in height; medium complexion; brown eyes; brown hair. He was a member of the Church of England.

On October 1, 1918, Private Walter Ballard was with some comrades in a shell hole during heavy enemy machine gun and shell fire. As the shells were bursting very close, Walter got up to go to another shell-hole and while running to shelter, he was hit in the head by an enemy machine gun bullet and instantly killed. He is buried at Sancourt British Cemetery, Nord, France. [Grave Reference: I. D. 3.] 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-11-03 20:17:54 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-11-03 20:42:00 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
8365 BALLARD, Ada Eliza1904ENG,    , Christchurch Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
17320 BALLARD, Alfred1894ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
5560 BALLARD, Alice E1896ENG,    , Fulham May 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
28254 BALLARD, Alice Ellen1897ENG,        cranstone  
28255 BALLARD, Alice Ellen1897ENG,     1907 :    cranstone  
8976 BALLARD, George 1895ENG,     Oct 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
8853 BALLARD, Kate 1886ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
17949 BALLARD, Leah1894ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
8246 BALLARD, Raymond 1914ENG,    , Warwick Apr 1931 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
9275 BALLARD, Samuel1901ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
28253 BALLARD, Thomas Frederick ENG,        cranstone  
28256 BALLARD, Thomas Frederick1893ENG,     1904 :    cranstone  
17948 BALLARD, Walter1889ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1900 : Siberian CAN Middlemore