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1916 • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- head: Walter George Ponceby
- spouse: Margaret Mac Kennon
- child: Donald Edwin Ponceby
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- Census image records Walter Ponceby, wife Margaret, and son Donald on lines 11-13 in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Walter's age is recorded as 49, which conflicts with some other Walter Ponceby age/birth-date evidence and should be reviewed before canonical birth updates.
- Event remains proposed pending acceptance of the 1916 census source.
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WWI Attestation Paper — Walter George Ponceby, 202nd Battalion CEF, 1916
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Library and Archives Canada WWI attestation paper for Walter George Ponceby, service number 231409, 202nd Battalion CEF. Attested 17 April 1916 in Edmonton, Alberta. Born in London, England, date approximately 9 May 1872; occupation Electrician; married; wife Margaret Ponceby at same Edmonton address. Physical description: 5'6", fair complexion, hazel eyes, light brown hair, Presbyterian. Declared fit for overseas service.
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Birth Record
Birth Record for Donald Edwin Ponceby
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Boston return of birth form no. 10399 recording the birth of Donald Edwin Ponceby on 28 August 1902 at 142 Blue Hill Ave in Boston, with parents Walter G Ponceby and Margaret McKinnon.
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Birth Register
Boston Birth Register Entry for Donald Edwin Ponceby
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Boston birth register entry no. 10399 recording the birth of Donald Edwin Ponceby on 28 August 1902 at 142 Blue Hill Ave in Boston, with parents Walter G Ponceby and Margaret McKinnon.
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Military Record
Canadian Virtual War Memorial — Walter George Ponceby (CVWM Record 1595335)
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Official Canadian government record commemorating Private Walter George Ponceby, service number 231409, 10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment), who died 11 November 1917 aged 45. He has no known grave and is commemorated at the Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial on Panels 24–28–30, and on Page 310 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. His wife Margaret Jeane Ponceby was living at 19 Arlington Apartments, Edmonton, Alberta at the time of his death.
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First World War Book of Remembrance Page 310 for Walter George Ponceby
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First World War Book of Remembrance page 310, headed 1917, lists Private Walter George Ponceby with the 10th Battalion among Canadian First World War dead commemorated in the national Book of Remembrance.
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Birth Index
FreeBMD Birth Index Entry for Walter George Pownceby, 1867
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FreeBMD birth-index entry for Walter George Pownceby registered in Bethnal Green in the June quarter of 1867, volume 1c, page 274.
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