Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Private Frederick "Fred" "Fritz" Balzer

Male 1889 - 1964  (74 years)


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  • Name Frederick "Fred" "Fritz" Balzer 
    Prefix Private 
    Born 27 May 1889  Radesín, , , Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Honoured Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Balzer creek named in his family's honour 
    Military WW1 - 118th Battalion  [4
    Immigration 1907  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Brewer, Brewery 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Roman Catholic 
    Residence 1913  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    WW1, Private, 118th Battalion 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    WW1, Service #751286 
    Name Fritz Balsar 
    Residence , Bohemia, Czechoslovakia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 61 Ellen St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence Abt 1916  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-183921P 
    Died 20 Mar 1964  [5
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I183921  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Victor Balzer,   b. Jul 1865, , Austria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Mother Marie Bolardtowa,   b. Nov 1865, , Austria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Family ID F177250  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Theola Yacyiniak,   b. 1895, , Galicia, Austria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 19 Aug 1913  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F18833  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 31 Pg. 5.

    2. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    3. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 15993 (1913), Balcer-Yacyniak.
      Henry Balcer, 23, b. Bohemia, res. Berlin, son of Victor Balcer and Mary Bolardtowa Married Theola Yacyiniak, 17, b. Galicia Austria, res. Berlin, daughter of Elias Yacyiniak and Magdalena Medecki, Witness(s): Michael Kiffman and Mary Mac Both of Berlin, 19 August 1913 in Berlin

    4. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

    5. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      Frederick Balzer/ Sapper/ 118 BAttn C.E.F./ 20 Mar. 1964 Age 75

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 May 1889 - Radesín, , , Czech Republic Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHonoured - Balzer creek named in his family's honour - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1907 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Brewer, Brewery - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1913 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Aug 1913 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - , Bohemia, Czechoslovakia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Abt 1916 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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