Eldest son of Florence Elizabeth Amelia Balshaw (nee Shelleross), of Ivy Dene, 571, Chorley Old Road, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Walter Balshaw (Solicitor). An old boy of the Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Formerly a Second Lieutenant in the Officer Training Corps. Reported missing since 20/10/1914 at La Bassee and believed prisoner of war in Germany, later reported killed.
Balshaw, Walter –
Personal details
- Surname: Balshaw
- Forename: Walter
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 24
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 20th, 1914
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Manchester Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- 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 Municipal Secondary School
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: Panels 35 and 35.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 23/10/1914 27/11/1914 24/12/1914 29/01/1915 22/12/1916 07/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7e 5e 7c 6d* 6d* S4*
- Bolton Chronicle: 22/12/1916