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John BALDERSON

Regimental number1909
Place of birthHawthorn, Victoria
SchoolFarraday Street State School, Victoria; Workman College, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationIron moulder
AddressArgyle Avenue, Chelsea, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 5.75"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Harriett Balderson, Argyle Avenue, Chelsea, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 January 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 17 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularBrother: 1319 Arthur Gordon BALDERSON, killed in action, Gallipoli.
FateKilled in Action 08-9 August 1915
Place of death or woundingLone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsJohnston's Jolly (Special Memorial 19), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
49
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Harriet and the late William BALDERSON. Native of Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 3 July 1915; taken on strength, 7th Bn, 10 July 1915.

killed in action, Lone Pine, 8-9 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BALDERSON John

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