Monday 5 February 2007

Lieutenant Alfred John Ballinger

Born on 26 June 1886 in Croydon, Surrey, England - son of Mrs. E.S. Ballinger, Croydon, Surrey, England - attestation form notes trade as bookkeeper, single, no current or previous military service, height of 5 feet 10.5 inches, chest of 40 inches, dark complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, Church of England.

Joined No. 2 University Company on 17 June 1915 (number McG 266) - transferred to Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in France on 23 or 24 August 1915 - sent to England for officer training on 28 February 1917 - commissioned as an officer - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion in France as a lieutenant on 14 July 1917 - wounded on 27 March 1918 - wounded on 28 September 1918 - invalided to England on 1 October 1918.

1 comment:

Geoff I Ballinger said...

I'm Alfred's grandson. He died in 1983. His wife died in 1963 and his only son, John Nelson, also died in 1983. Alfred's immediate family live in Ottawa, Canada.