Regimental number | 3763 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Penola, South Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Government cook |
Address | Penola, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Martha Liviana Balnaves, Penola, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1263 Pte Robert Edwin BALNAVES, 11th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 20 July 1919; 6386 Pte David Pierce BALNAVES, 6th Bn, returned to Australia, 20 December 1917; Cousins (?): 1262 Corporal John Murray BALNAVES, 11th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 22 December 1918; 6841 Lance Corporal Eric William BALNAVES, 15th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 22 September 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B883, BALNAVES Peter Dawson |