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BALSDON, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2274 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1915, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blyth, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Weston, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died whilst prisoner of War, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Memorial details as at 19 July 2018 to be ascertained Believed to have no known grave. Fellow soldier stated he saw James deceased in No Man's Land but his name appeared on a German list of names of those who died while Prisoners of War , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Kurri Kurri War Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 2274, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, SN 2274, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, SN 2274, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mrs Margaret Balsdon, Seventh Street, Weston, New South Wales
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Margaret Balsdon of Seventh Street, Weston, NSW; brother of Russell Henry Balsdon who was killed serving in the 30th Battalion, Blanche Mary Balsdon of Weston later known as Blanche Yeomans, NSW and Mrs A.B. O'Connor of 42 Gipps Street, Melbourne, Vic
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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