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Second Lieutenant WALTER BALMAIN

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 18 April 1918

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GUARDS CEMETERY, WINDY CORNER, CUINCHY

V. F. 9.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Military Medal
  • Additional Info Son of John and Jane Balmain, of Glenearn Farm, Bridge of Earn, Perth. Native of Culross. Fife.
  • Personal Inscription IN MEMORY OF WALTER OUR LOVED SON HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE REST IN PEACE
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Buried or commemorated at

GUARDS CEMETERY, WINDY CORNER, CUINCHY
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 3448
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