LCpl William Robert Balfour
2194014 Aged 92 Sadly missed by his family and friends. Former Life Member of Ripon Branch.
Added by: Lt Col Neil Jordan on 17 March 2011.
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William Balfour, or Will as he was known by his family and friends, Mrs Felicity Balfour-farry writes [26th March 2011]:
was born in North Wales in 1918 where his father Alexander Gordon was the construction engineer brother of George Balfour, co-founder with Andrew Beatty of Balfour Beatty.
William spent most of his childhood in Hampshire and was educated at Portsmouth Grammar school. He had one elder and three younger sisters.
When he left school Will took an apprenticeship with the ship building firm Thorneycroft, and studied engineering at ... [read more from Mrs Felicity Balfour-farry]
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