Regimental number | 1364 |
Place of birth | VIC |
School | Bairnsdale State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 99 Main Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, John R Balfour, 99 Main Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot 2, Row D, Grave No. 65), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 115 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John R and Emma Balfour, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2578 Pte Ernest James BALFOUR, 25th Bn, discharged, 14 March 1919; 4061 Pte Malcolm BALFOUR, 23rd Bn, killed in action, 22 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |