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Library and Archives Canada WWI Service File for Walter George Ponceby
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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- name as recorded
- PONCEBY, WALTER GEORGE
- regimental number
- 231409
- date of birth
- 9 May 1872
- place of birth
- London, England
- enlistment date
- 17 April 1916
- enlistment place
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- marital status
- Married
- occupation
- Electrician
- religion
- Presbyterian
- height
- 5 feet 6 inches
- complexion
- Fair
- eyes
- Hazel
- hair
- Light brown
- unit
- 202nd Battalion
- later unit as recorded
- 10th Battalion
- next of kin name as recorded
- Mrs Margaret Ponceby
- next of kin relationship
- Wife
- next of kin address as recorded
- 8205-109th St., Edmonton, Alberta
- will beneficiary as recorded
- Mrs Margaret Jeanette Ponceby
- will beneficiary relationship
- Wife
- will date
- 28 September 1916
- unit sailed date
- 23 November 1916
- arrived in england
- 30 November 1916
- proceeded overseas to france
- 27 May 1917
- joined or attached to 10th battalion
- 15 June 1917
- casualty status
- Killed in action
- casualty date
- 11 November 1917
- dependent as recorded
- Mrs Margaret Ponceby
- dependent relationship
- Widow
- record group
- Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)
Service
- Unit
- 202nd Battalion
- Enlistment Date
- 17 April 1916
Person
- Occupation
- Electrician
Other details
- Name As Recorded
- PONCEBY, WALTER GEORGE
- Regimental Number
- 231409
- Date Of Birth
- 9 May 1872
- Place Of Birth
- London, England
- Enlistment Place
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Marital Status
- Married
- Religion
- Presbyterian
- Height
- 5 feet 6 inches
- Complexion
- Fair
- Eyes
- Hazel
- Hair
- Light brown
- Later Unit As Recorded
- 10th Battalion
- Next Of Kin Name As Recorded
- Mrs Margaret Ponceby
- Next Of Kin Relationship
- Wife
- Next Of Kin Address As Recorded
- 8205-109th St., Edmonton, Alberta
- Will Beneficiary As Recorded
- Mrs Margaret Jeanette Ponceby
- Will Beneficiary Relationship
- Wife
- Will Date
- 28 September 1916
- Unit Sailed Date
- 23 November 1916
- Arrived In England
- 30 November 1916
- Proceeded Overseas To France
- 27 May 1917
- Joined Or Attached To 10th Battalion
- 15 June 1917
- Casualty Status
- Killed in action
- Casualty Date
- 11 November 1917
- Dependent As Recorded
- Mrs Margaret Ponceby
- Dependent Relationship
- Widow
- Record Group
- Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)
Reading notes
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- LAC item metadata and PDF link were captured on 22 April 2026.
- The PDF is a 50-page scanned service file with no usable embedded text. A visual extraction pass was completed from rendered thumbnails on 22 April 2026.
- The will page appears to name the beneficiary as "Mrs Margaret Jeanette Ponceby"; compare against the CVWM spelling "Margaret Jeane Ponceby" before normalizing.
- Several pay and accounting pages contain partly illegible cheque/accounting entries and were summarized only where they directly identify the widow/dependent.
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Source: Library and Archives Canada, Personnel Records of the First World War Item URL: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=580558 PDF URL: http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B7894-S053 Repository file: 05_raw/pdfs/lac-wwi-service-file-walter-george-ponceby-B7894-S053.pdf Accessed: 22 April 2026 LAC item metadata: Name: PONCEBY, WALTER GEORGE Regimental Number: 231409 Date of Birth: 1872-05-09 Place of Birth: London England Enlistment Date: 1916-04-17 Place of Enlistment: Edmonton AB Canada Unit: 202nd Battalion Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7894 - 53 Item Number: 580558 Record Group: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) Digitized service file PDF: B7894-S053 Notes: This pass captured the LAC item metadata and downloaded the full PDF. The service file still needs page-by-page extraction before its internal service, medical, casualty, and next-of-kin facts are used.
Place
Where this record belongs
- place
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Details
Record details
- repository
- Library and Archives Canada
- collection
- Personnel Records of the First World War
- record group
- Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)
- reference
- RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7894 - 53
- item number
- 580558
- pdf id
- B7894-S053
- pages
- 50
- visual extraction file
- 05_raw/text/lac-wwi-service-file-walter-george-ponceby-extraction-2026-04-22.txt
- item url
- https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=580558
- pdf url
- http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B7894-S053
- accessed
- 22 April 2026
Notes
Archive notes
- This satisfies the first Walter target by locating the full Library and Archives Canada service file rather than only the attestation or CVWM summary.
- The service file corroborates the 1916 attestation, adds repeated widow/dependent evidence for Margaret Ponceby at 8205-109th St., Edmonton, and supplies service-movement evidence between the 202nd Battalion and 10th Battalion.
- No parentage clue for Edwin Pownceby or Constance Koziell was found in the visually reviewed pages.
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