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Military Enlistment
17 April 1916 • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- principal: Walter George Ponceby
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- Walter George Ponceby attested to serve in the 202nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (service number 231409) on 17 April 1916 in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Declared fit for overseas service. Occupation: Electrician. Religion: Presbyterian.
- The full LAC service file corroborates the attestation metadata and repeats the next-of-kin/wife evidence for Margaret Ponceby at 8205-109th St., Edmonton.
- Walter was subsequently transferred to the 10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) after the 202nd Battalion was absorbed into the 9th Reserve Battalion in May 1917. He died 11 November 1917 at Passchendaele; see event-death-walter-george-ponceby-1917.
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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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Library and Archives Canada WWI Service File for Walter George Ponceby
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Library and Archives Canada WWI personnel file for Walter George Ponceby, regimental number 231409, born 9 May 1872 in London, England, enlisted 17 April 1916 at Edmonton with the 202nd Battalion, later serving with the 10th Battalion and recorded as killed in action on 11 November 1917.
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1916 Census Page for Walter Ponceby Household
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1916 census page for Edmonton, Alberta, recording Walter Ponceby, wife Margaret, and son Donald in the same household.
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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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