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Chester Thomas Balderston

In memory of:

Second Lieutenant Chester Thomas Balderston

June 26, 1917

Military Service

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Field Artillery

Division:

C Bty. 58th Bde.

Additional Information

Born:

October 24, 1893
Mount Albion, Prince Edward Island

Son of Murdock Balderston and Maggie J. McRae of Southport, Prince Edward Island.

Commemorated on Page 575 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

III. D. 105.

Location:

Bailleul is a large town in France, near the Belgian border, 14.5 kilometres south-west of Ieper and on the main road from St. Omer to Lille. The Communal Cemetery is on the eastern outskirts of the town. From the Grand Place, take the Ieper road and 400 metres along this road is a sign indicating the direction of the cemetery. Turn down the right into a small road and follow for approximately 400 metres. The cemetery is on the right and the BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is at the bottom end.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of CHESTER THOMAS BALDERSTON– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of CHESTER THOMAS BALDERSTON – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Chester Thomas Balderston– In memory of the employees from the Canadian Bank Of Commerce (CIBC) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Chester Thomas Balderston – In memory of the employees from the Canadian Bank Of Commerce (CIBC) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of CHESTER THOMAS BALDERSTON– From the book "Letters From The Front 1914-1919" published by The Canadian Bank of Commerce.

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    Photo of CHESTER THOMAS BALDERSTON – From the book "Letters From The Front 1914-1919" published by The Canadian Bank of Commerce.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of August 21, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y218uvic#page/n0/mode/1up

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of August 21, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y218uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
  • Biography– Taken from Letters from the Front - Being a Record of the Part Played by Officers of the Bank in the Great War - Volume 2 - Page 21. This book is available on the web at https://archive.org/details/lettersfromfront02cana

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    Biography – Taken from Letters from the Front - Being a Record of the Part Played by Officers of the Bank in the Great War - Volume 2 - Page 21. This book is available on the web at https://archive.org/details/lettersfromfront02cana

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