We remember Alfred Benjamin Bales

We remember Alfred Benjamin Bales

Timeline

Timeline

1892
birth Norwich, Norfolk United Kingdom Source:5604763 Source:9607757 18th October 1892
1911
employment Accountant Clerk Norwich United Kingdom Source:9607697 2nd April 1911
1911
location 17 Magdalen Street, Norwich, Norfolk United Kingdom parents address Source:9607697 2nd April 1911
1914
employment Farmer Canada Source:9607885 December 1914
1915
enlistment Canada Source:9607961 25th January 1915
1915
location Ashmont, Alberta Canada their own address Source:9608016 22nd February 1915
1915
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 436662 Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) 49th Battalion. Source:5604763 1915 - April 1916
service Canadian Expeditionary Force 436662 Source:5604763
1916
death Killed in Action Source:7054322 7th April 1916
burial Menin Road South Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Ypres, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen Belgium PLOT I. A. 22. MEMORIAL ID 13806362 Source:9607757

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Alfred Benjamin
Initials AB
Last Name Bales
Source 5604763
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
17 Magdalen Street, Norwich, Norfolk United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
Ashmont, Alberta Canada their own address known 22nd February 1915
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Canadian Expeditionary Force 436662
Canadian Expeditionary Force 436662 Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) 49th Battalion. Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Anna Maria Bales mother
Ernest William Bales father
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fair Blue Light brown
DateHeightSource
1915-01-25 5'7"

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Official Records

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Canadian Attestation Papers
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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1911 England Census Dee10759
Global, Find A Grave Index 1300s-Current Dee10759
Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915 Dee10759
Canada, Virtual War Memorial Index, 1900-2014 Dee10759
Norwich Cathedral Boys Model School War Memorial Roll of Honour Dee10759
Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force Attestation Dee10759
Alberta, Canada, Homestead Records, 1870-1930 Dee10759

Multimedia

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Baptism of Alfred Benjamin Bales David161004
Alfred Bales first journey to Canada in 1912 David161004
Alfred Bales second journey to Canada 1914 David161004
Photo of Beatrice Hill and Alfred Bales David161004
Alfred Bale's grave David161004
Alfred's name on memorial in Norwich Cathedral David161004

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