In Memory Of
BALLENDEN, CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM
Service Details
Age:
28
Date of Birth:
1916-09-26
Service No:
129862
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
attd. 2 Field Coy., West African Engineers, R.W.A.F.F.
Regiment:
Royal Engineers
Date of Death:
1945-03-17
Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
12. D. 4.
Cemetery:
TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Myanmar
Additional Information
Decorations:
M C and bar, Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
Bar to MC LG Sup 21 October 1941 pg. 6085, MID LG Sup 9 May 1946 pg. 2212
Son of William Christopher and Joan Ballenden, of Fernbank, Hilton Road, Natal. Born and resided in South Africa. ref. UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
