Pte
John Ballentyne
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 23/01/1896 |
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Place of birth: Gateshead, Durham, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Last known residence: Manitowaning, Ontario, Canada |
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Profession: Lumberjack |
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Religion: Church of England |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 1003360 |
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Enlistment date: 29/05/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 102nd Bn. (Central Ontario) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 17/11/1917 |
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Place of death: Crest Farm, Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 21 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30. |
Points of interest 4
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My story
"Killed in Action." This soldier, with eight comrades, was taking shelter in a dug-out, built under a bay in the front line trench, when an enemy high explosive shell blew the shelter to pieces, killing this soldier and several others.
Sources 2
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 396 - 45). https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx Sources used |
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War diaries: 102nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4945, Microfilm reel number: T-10752, File number: 456). https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng Sources used |
More information 5
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/921954 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=e79cd836-2a04-4e9b-b01e-00357db76fb3 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5557036 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/921954 |
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A Street Near You https://astreetnearyou.org/person/921954/ |