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Thomas Simpson BALKS

Regimental number3116
Place of birthNewcastle, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressWallsend, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 9"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Emma Daphne Balks, Newcastle Road, Wallsend, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 September 1916
Place of enlistmentNewcastle, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name56th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/73/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 October 1919
Discharge date12 January 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death28 July 1941
Place of burialTaita (Old) Cemetery, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

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