Source: Kiss the kids of dad, don’t forget to write. The Wartime Letters of George Timmins, 1916-18. Page 164.
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Family Search: Francis Henry “Frank” Burder was born on 10 January 1895, in England, United Kingdom as the son of Henry Burder and Elizabeth Darby. He married Lillie Emily Moore on 16 December 1915, in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada West, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States in 1922 and Pontiac Township, Oakland, Michigan, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 21, his occupation is listed as coremaker in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
Brother to Sergeant William George Burder. Both brothers served in the 18th Battalion.
| Name | Burder, Francis Henry |
| Rank | Private |
| Year of Birth | 3/9/1905 |
| Date of Death | |
| Cemetery | |
| Cemetery location | |
| Country of birth | England |
| Home Country | Canada |
| City born | Walthamstow, England |
| Address | 135 Albert Street, Oshawa, ON |
| Enlistment Date | 4/7/1916 |
| Drafted? | |
| Enlistment place | Oshawa |
| Origin Unit | 116th Battalion |
| Pre war Unit | |
| Final Bn | MGC |
| Ship | SS Olympic |
| Date in England | 7/31/1916 |
| Date in France | |
| Date w 116 | 4/7/1916 |
| Left 116th | 10/6/1916 |
| Married | yes |
| Occupation | coremaker |
| Wounded date | 5/9/1917 |
| Wound type/Death particuolars | PUO, VDG/Gonnorhea |
| KIA | |
| DOW | |
| Died other | |
| Missing/Presumed Dead | |
| Wounded | |
| Sick | yes |
| PTSD | yes |
| Medals | |
| Vimy | |
| Vimy area | |
| Raid | |
| Hill 70 | |
| Pass | |
| Amiens | |
| Parvillers | |
| Boiry | |
| Canal | |
| Other | |
| Unit History | 116th to 18th Btn to MG Corp |
| Other details | |
| Field Punishment | |
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| Gravestone | |
| Underage | |
| Medically Unit | |
| Deserter | |
| Undesirable | |
| Casualty Description |
War Diary of the 18th Battalion CEF 