Regimental number | 5784 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
School | State School, Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Ironworker |
Address | Braeside Duke Street, Balmain East, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Christina Helenar Balstrup, Canning Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row C, Grave No. 2), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 82 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: P.M. and Emily Christina Balstrup, 113 Canning Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |