{"product_id":"1st-canadian-mounted-rifles-kia-1916-1cmr-cef-ww1-british-war-medal-1-of-7-bros","title":"1st Canadian Mounted Rifles KIA 1916 1CMR CEF WW1 British War Medal 1 of 7 Bros","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eFirst World War Canadian British War Medal – Private Charles Albert Ballard, 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Canadian Mounted Rifles – K.I.A. 1916\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBritish War Medal - \u003cb\u003e106073 PTE. C. A. BALLARD. 1-C.M.R.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eCharles Albert Ballard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e was born in \u003cb\u003eEngland\u003c\/b\u003e (recorded in contemporary accounts as \u003cb\u003eBirmingham\u003c\/b\u003e) and later emigrated to Canada while still young, settling in \u003cb\u003eYork County, New Brunswick\u003c\/b\u003e. He was one of a remarkable and tragic family of brothers whose military service spanned two wars and resulted in multiple fatalities. Contemporary newspaper accounts describe the Ballards as a family of \u003cb\u003eseven brothers who gave their lives in military service\u003c\/b\u003e, the eldest having been killed during the \u003cb\u003eSouth African War\u003c\/b\u003e, while others fell serving with British and Canadian forces during the Great War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAt the outbreak of the First World War, Charles Albert Ballard enlisted in the \u003cb\u003eCanadian Expeditionary Force\u003c\/b\u003e, serving as \u003cb\u003ePrivate 106073\u003c\/b\u003e in the \u003cb\u003e1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion\u003c\/b\u003e. The battalion formed part of the Canadian Corps on the Western Front and saw heavy fighting in the Ypres sector.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBallard was reported \u003cb\u003e“previously missing, now for official purposes presumed to have died”\u003c\/b\u003e, his death recorded as \u003cb\u003eon or since 5 June 1916\u003c\/b\u003e. His unit was at \u003cb\u003eYpres (Sanctuary Wood)\u003c\/b\u003e at the time of his loss, during the bitter fighting that followed the Battle of Mount Sorrel in early June 1916. Subsequent official annotation amended his status to \u003cb\u003e“now killed in action.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eHe is buried at \u003cb\u003eTyne Cot Cemetery\u003c\/b\u003e, Belgium, \u003cb\u003eGrave LIX. E. 6\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the largest Commonwealth cemeteries of the Great War, situated near Passchendaele in the Ypres Salient.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eCharles Albert Ballard’s death formed part of an extraordinary and tragic family record. Newspaper reports state that multiple brothers — including William, George, Horace and Walter — were killed while serving in France and Flanders, following the earlier loss of their eldest brother in South Africa. The family’s sacrifice was widely noted in local reporting, describing them as a family who “gave their lives for King and Country.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eHis service number, unit records, casualty forms, and burial documentation confirm his presence with the \u003cb\u003e1st Canadian Mounted Rifles\u003c\/b\u003e at Ypres at the time of his death in June 1916. His story represents not only the sacrifice of a single soldier, but part of one of the most striking examples of familial loss during the Great War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eNewspaper from 1935 records:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eDEAD LAST NIGHT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eMarysville Man Last of Seven Brothers Who Gave Lives as Soldiers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBorn in Birmingham, Came Here in Youth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eDeceased Ill for Several Years, Breakdown in Health Following Active Service.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eLast member of a family who gave their lives for King and country, Alfred Ballard, well-known resident of Marysville and veteran of the Great War, died at his home last night after being ill for several years. The deceased, who was thirty-eight years of age, was a member of the Fredericton Branch of the Canadian Legion and a member of the United Church of Canada.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThree brothers of Alfred Ballard also were on the roll of the 104th Battalion and gave their lives on active service. Misfortune had trailed the patriotic English family from the time of the death of the oldest son in South Africa. The late Harry Ballard, father of the seven soldiers of The King, lost his life when he fell from a staging while working near his home in Birmingham. The death of the father occurred soon after word had been received that one of his sons had been killed while serving at the front in Belgium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAlfred Ballard came to York County, New Brunswick, as a boy, and was a native of Birmingham, Eng., a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ballard of that city.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eHe was one of seven brothers who gave their lives through military service for their country. The eldest brother, Harry, was killed while on active service in the South African War. Five brothers lost their lives while serving with the British and Canadian forces in France and Flanders during the Great War. They were William, Charles, George, Horace and Walter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe late Alfred Ballard enlisted in Fredericton in October of 1915 with the Canadian Mounted Rifles, and was transferred to the 104th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He saw service on the western front in the battles of Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele and Cambrai and returned home in 1919. As a result of his service, he suffered a breakdown in health which brought about his death. Despite his long period of suffering, he showed great patience and fortitude which won wide respect and sympathy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eSurviving the deceased are his widow, formerly Miss Minnie Titus of Marysville, and one sister, Mrs. Thomas Whitehead, of North Devon. 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