We remember William James Balsdon

We remember William James Balsdon

Timeline

Timeline

1888
birth Rickham, Devon United Kingdom Source:8525183 Source:8525171 11th December 1888
1890
sibling James Balsdon Source:8525173 1890
1891
location Rickham Station United Kingdom parents address Source:8525173 April 1891
1901
education School taught sons and grandsons of seafarers, focusing on navigational skills and mathematics. Pupils were obliged to join the Royal or Merchant Navy Greenwich Royal Hospital School Greenwich, Kent United Kingdom Source:8525171 March 1901
1906
enlistment Devonport United Kingdom Source:6310190 29th August 1906
1906
service Royal Navy Stoker 2nd Class 310639 Vivid II Source:6310190 29th August 1906 - 9th March 1907
1907
service Royal Navy Stoker 2nd Class 310639 Powerful Source:6310190 10th March 1907 - 31st May 1907
1907
service Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class 310639 Powerful Source:6310190 1st June 1907 - 18th April 1908
1908
service Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class 310639 Challenger Source:6310190 19th April 1908 - 8th June 1908
1908
service Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class 310639 Powerful Source:6310190 9th June 1908 - 11th October 1908
1908
service Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class 310639 Gibraltar Source:6310190 12th October 1908 - 9th December 1908
1908
service Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class 310639 Vivid II Source:6310190 10th December 1908 - 22nd January 1909
1909
service Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class 310639 Leander Source:6310190 23rd January 1909 - 23rd November 1909
1909
service Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class 310639 Vivid Source:6310190 24th November 1909 - 20th December 1909
1909
service Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class 310639 Defiance Source:6310190 21st December 1909 - 21st April 1910
1910
service Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class 310639 Vivid II Source:6310190 22nd April 1910 - 14th June 1912
1911
employment Stoker Source:8525170 April 1911
1912
service Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class 310639 Thunderer Source:6310190 15th June 1912 - 12th September 1913
1913
marriage Winifred Ethel Turner Source:8525175 1913
1913
service Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class 310639 Vivid I Source:6310190 13th September 1913 - 3rd October 1913
1913
service Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class 310639 Indus Source:6310190 4th October 1913 - 4th February 1914
1914
service Royal Navy Leading Stoker 310639 Indus Source:6310190 5th February 1914 - 13th February 1914
1914
service Royal Navy Leading Stoker 310639 Vivid II Source:6310190 14th February 1914 - 30th March 1914
1914
service Royal Navy Acting Petty Officer Stoker 310639 Vivid II Source:6310190 31st March 1914 - 2nd April 1914
1914
service Royal Navy Acting Petty Officer Stoker 310639 Nottingham Source:6310190 3rd April 1914 - 9th February 1915
1915
service Royal Navy Acting Petty Officer Stoker 310639 Vivid II Source:6310190 10th February 1915 - 30th March 1915
1915
service Royal Navy Petty Officer Stoker 310639 Vivid (M30) Source:6310190 31st March 1915 - 15th July 1915
1915
service Royal Navy Petty Officer Stoker 310639 Europa II Source:6310190 16th July 1915 - 14th August 1915
1915
service Royal Navy Petty Officer Stoker 310639 Source:8525179 August 1915
service Royal Navy 310639 Source:6310190
1915
death Not War Related Addison's Disease At Sea United Kingdom Source:8525179 Source:6310190 Source:8525207 14th August 1915
burial Plymouth Naval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Plymouth At Sea United Kingdom Source:8525179 Source:8525207

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William James
Initials WJ
Last Name Balsdon
Source 8525179
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Rickham Station United Kingdom parents address known April 1891
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy 310639
Royal Navy 310639 Petty Officer Stoker
Royal Navy 310639 Vivid II Stoker 2nd Class
Royal Navy 310639 Powerful Stoker 2nd Class
Royal Navy 310639 Powerful Stoker 1st Class
Royal Navy 310639 Challenger Stoker 1st Class
Royal Navy 310639 Powerful Stoker 1st Class
Royal Navy 310639 Gibraltar Stoker 1st Class
Royal Navy 310639 Vivid II Stoker 1st Class
Royal Navy 310639 Leander Stoker 1st Class
Royal Navy 310639 Vivid Stoker 1st Class
Royal Navy 310639 Defiance Stoker 1st Class
Royal Navy 310639 Vivid II Stoker 1st Class
Royal Navy 310639 Thunderer Stoker 1st Class
Royal Navy 310639 Vivid I Stoker 1st Class
Royal Navy 310639 Indus Stoker 1st Class
Royal Navy 310639 Indus Leading Stoker
Royal Navy 310639 Vivid II Leading Stoker
Royal Navy 310639 Vivid II Acting Petty Officer Stoker
Royal Navy 310639 Nottingham Acting Petty Officer Stoker
Royal Navy 310639 Vivid II Acting Petty Officer Stoker
Royal Navy 310639 Vivid (M30) Petty Officer Stoker
Royal Navy 310639 Europa II Petty Officer Stoker
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Margaret mother
William Balsdon father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
James Balsdon brother 1890
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Winifred Ethel Turner wife 1913
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fresh Grey Brown
DateHeightSource
1906-08-29 5'6"

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Official Records

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Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Pippa26713
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Pippa26713
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Pippa26713
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Pippa26713
GRO MARINE DEATHS INDICES (1903 to 1965) Transcription Pippa26713
Deaths at sea, 1781-1968 Transcription Pippa26713
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Pippa26713
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Pippa26713
WW1 Naval Casualties Transcription Pippa26713

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CWGC casualty report Pippa26713
Baptism of William James Balsdon Pippa26713

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