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Charles BALLIS

Regimental number6221
Place of birthWarrnambool, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCoach painter
Address56 Cardigan Street, Carlton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Ballis, 20 Regent Street, Carlton, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 7 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 May 1918
Place of death or woundingAmiens, France
Date of death31 May 1918
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialAllonville Communal Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
71
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Annie Ballis. Native of Warrnambool, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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