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263002 Cpl. Charles Arthur Balshaw British Army 2nd Pontoon Park Royal Engineers from:Lowton, Lancashire (d.1st Dec 1917 ) Charles Balshaw was born in Wigan and lived in Newton-le-willows, Lancs. He enlisted with the South Lancashire Regiment in Warrington. Charles was killed in the land between the two rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, Mesopotamia, building a pontoon. His body was never found. Charles was the brother of my Grandma Elizabeth Ellen Balshaw. Her husband Ben Hartley was a colliery motor driver above ground at Doncaster. He was a Medic in the 1st World War and in 1916 was shot through left lung and stomach during a cease fire on the Somme. He died in 1936. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**