Regimental number | 1937 |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
Other Names | Andrew Gerald BALDING, Andrew Gerald |
School | State School, Brisbane, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Commercial Traveller |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 166 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Lillian Kathleen Beatrice Balding, 'Moira' Belmore Rd, Coogee, New South Wales |
Previous military service | AIF |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Light Trench Mortar Battery, 6th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on |
An Embarkation Roll for the Light Trench Mortar Battery, 6th Reinforcement, does not appear on the AWM website. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard (Plot 321, Row D, Grave No. 11), Wiltshire |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 180 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Helen BALDING, husband of Lillian K.B. BALDING, 'Derwent', Powell Street, Coogee, New South Wales. Born at Brisbane, Queensland. |
Other details |
Embarked Sydney, 10 February 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 11 April 1917; marched into No 3 Camp, Parkhouse, 11 April 1917. Transferred to 62nd Bn, England, 27 April 1917; taken on strength, 27 April 1917. To be Temporary Sergeant, 26 May 1917. Promoted Sergeant, 18 July 1917. Transferred to 1st Bn, 19 September 1917. Detached for duty with Australian Army Service Corps, 3 November 1917; marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, 12 November 1917; marched in, 9 December 1917. Admitted to Sutton Veny Military Hospital, 22 December 1917 (otitis media); died of disease, 4 February 1918 (inflamation of middle ear, inflamation of membrane of brain). Medals: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BALDING A G |