1st September 1917
Mrs Ballinger of 146 Eagle Avenue, received an official despatch today announcing that her son, Albert Charles Ballinger, is reported missing. This young man has already been twice wounded, but was sufficiently restored to health to be able to return to the front. He enlisted with the 84th Battalion and was transferred upon his arrival in England to the 75th. His father, who also went overseas, with the 84th Battalion, has been invalided home and is now in Toronto Hospital. Mrs Ballinger is naturally very anxious over the latest announcement in regard to her son, but is in hope of receiving news that though a prisoner is unwounded.
BRANTFORD EXPOSITOR - March 9th 1918
Official notice has been received by Mrs A. A. Ballinger, 146 Eagle Avenue, that her son, Private Albert Charles Ballinger is presumed to have died August 15 1917. Exhaustive enquiries had failed to discover any ground for the assumption that he may still be alive. Private Ballinger has been reported as missing for some time. He was an employee of the Cock Shutt Plough Company, prior to his enlistment and was 19 years old when he answered the call.
March 18 1918 Presumed Dead
In the official list issued from Ottawa, the name of A. C. Ballinger of Brantford is included among those who are presumed to have died and who were previously reported missing.
Died aged 21 years.
Mrs Ballinger of 146 Eagle Avenue, received an official despatch today announcing that her son, Albert Charles Ballinger, is reported missing. This young man has already been twice wounded, but was sufficiently restored to health to be able to return to the front. He enlisted with the 84th Battalion and was transferred upon his arrival in England to the 75th. His father, who also went overseas, with the 84th Battalion, has been invalided home and is now in Toronto Hospital. Mrs Ballinger is naturally very anxious over the latest announcement in regard to her son, but is in hope of receiving news that though a prisoner is unwounded.
BRANTFORD EXPOSITOR - March 9th 1918
Official notice has been received by Mrs A. A. Ballinger, 146 Eagle Avenue, that her son, Private Albert Charles Ballinger is presumed to have died August 15 1917. Exhaustive enquiries had failed to discover any ground for the assumption that he may still be alive. Private Ballinger has been reported as missing for some time. He was an employee of the Cock Shutt Plough Company, prior to his enlistment and was 19 years old when he answered the call.
March 18 1918 Presumed Dead
In the official list issued from Ottawa, the name of A. C. Ballinger of Brantford is included among those who are presumed to have died and who were previously reported missing.
Died aged 21 years.
1st September 1917
Mrs Ballinger of 146 Eagle Avenue, received an official despatch today announcing that her son, Albert Charles Ballinger, is reported missing. This young man has already been twice wounded, but was sufficiently restored to health to be able to return to the front. He enlisted with the 84th Battalion and was transferred upon his arrival in England to the 75th. His father, who also went overseas, with the 84th Battalion, has been invalided home and is now in Toronto Hospital. Mrs Ballinger is naturally very anxious over the latest announcement in regard to her son, but is in hope of receiving news that though a prisoner is unwounded.
BRANTFORD EXPOSITOR - March 9th 1918
Official notice has been received by Mrs A. A. Ballinger, 146 Eagle Avenue, that her son, Private Albert Charles Ballinger is presumed to have died August 15 1917. Exhaustive enquiries had failed to discover any ground for the assumption that he may still be alive. Private Ballinger has been reported as missing for some time. He was an employee of the Cock Shutt Plough Company, prior to his enlistment and was 19 years old when he answered the call.
March 18 1918 Presumed Dead
In the official list issued from Ottawa, the name of A. C. Ballinger of Brantford is included among those who are presumed to have died and who were previously reported missing.
Died aged 21 years.
Mrs Ballinger of 146 Eagle Avenue, received an official despatch today announcing that her son, Albert Charles Ballinger, is reported missing. This young man has already been twice wounded, but was sufficiently restored to health to be able to return to the front. He enlisted with the 84th Battalion and was transferred upon his arrival in England to the 75th. His father, who also went overseas, with the 84th Battalion, has been invalided home and is now in Toronto Hospital. Mrs Ballinger is naturally very anxious over the latest announcement in regard to her son, but is in hope of receiving news that though a prisoner is unwounded.
BRANTFORD EXPOSITOR - March 9th 1918
Official notice has been received by Mrs A. A. Ballinger, 146 Eagle Avenue, that her son, Private Albert Charles Ballinger is presumed to have died August 15 1917. Exhaustive enquiries had failed to discover any ground for the assumption that he may still be alive. Private Ballinger has been reported as missing for some time. He was an employee of the Cock Shutt Plough Company, prior to his enlistment and was 19 years old when he answered the call.
March 18 1918 Presumed Dead
In the official list issued from Ottawa, the name of A. C. Ballinger of Brantford is included among those who are presumed to have died and who were previously reported missing.
Died aged 21 years.
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163249 Private
A.C. BALLINGER
75th Bn. Canadian Infantry
15 August 1917
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