Youngest son of the late Joseph Barnard Balderson, and of Hannah Balderson, of 18, Lenora Street, Deane, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915, aged 15 years. Recorded as Robert BELDERSON on CWGC.
Balderson, Robert –
Personal details
- Surname: Balderson
- Forename: Robert
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 16
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: March 19th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 15th (Carmarthenshire) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 20292
- Regiment: Welsh [Welch] Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. Mary the Virgin (Deane) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: St. Venant Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: II. J. 6.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/02/1915 31/03/1916 14/04/1916 04/08/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6c* 6d-e* 7d* S14*