Burder, William George: Service no. 746186

Source: Kiss the kids of dad, don’t forget to write. The Wartime Letters of George Timmins, 1916-18. Page 165.

Brother to Private Francis Henry Burder. Both served in the 18th Battalion.

Family Search: Sergeant William George Burder was born on 3 March 1896, in Walthamstow, London, England, United Kingdom as the son of Henry Burder and Elizabeth Darby. He had at least 1 son with Ada Ellen Thompson. He immigrated to Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1919 and lived in Oakland, Michigan, United States in 1920 and Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 20, his occupation is listed as coremaker in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. He died in 1969, at the age of 73, and was buried in Ottawa Park Cemetery, Independence Township, Oakland, Michigan, United States.

Reg number	746186
Name	Burder, William George
Rank	Sergeant
Year of Birth	3/10/1905
Date of Death
Cemetery
Cemetery location
Country of birth	England
Home Country	Canada
City born	Walthamstow, Essex, England
Address	135 Albert St, Oshawa
Enlistment Date	4/7/1916
Drafted?
Enlistment place	Oshawa
Origin Unit	116th Battalion
Pre war Unit
Final Bn	18th
Ship	SS Olympic
Date in England	7/31/1916
Date in France
Date w 116	4/7/1916
Left 116th	10/5/1916
Married	no
Occupation	core-maker
Wounded date	4/29/1918
Wound type/Death particuolars	PUO,
KIA
DOW
Died other
Missing/Presumed Dead
Wounded
Sick
PTSD
Medals
Vimy
Vimy area
Raid
Hill 70
Pass
Amiens
Parvillers
Boiry
Canal
Other
Unit History	18th battalion
Other details	D Coy, Acting Cpl, Cpl, Sergeant,
Field Punishment
FP Details
Gravestone
Underage
Medically Unit
Deserter
Undesirable
Casualty Description