Herbert Edward BALLARD

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BALLARD, Herbert Edward

Service Number:	4501
Enlisted:	26 August 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, 1879
Home Town:	Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Natural Causes, 20 March 1953, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Row 11; Grave 58 Section: KO, Road: 11, Site No: 58
Memorials:	Mount Gambier Knight & Cleve Pictorial Honour Rolls

World War 1 Service

26 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4501, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4501, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4501, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide
11 Oct 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4501, 50th Infantry Battalion

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Biography

Father and Mother Mrs Charlotte Ballard, Mount Gambier, South Australia

Brother in service: #2885 Sydney Arthur Ballard

Described on enlisting as 37 years old; single; 5' 2 1/2" tall; 119 lbs;
fresh complexion; brown eyes; dark brown hair; Church of England

3/2/1916 Completed medical - fit for service

26/8/1916 Enlisted in Adelaide

16/12/1916      Embarked out of Adelaide (Outer Harbour) on board HMAT A35 Berrima
                        Private in the 32nd Battalion, 12th Reinforcements
16/2/1917        Disembarked into Plymouth, England

30/6/1918 Returned to Australia

Medals:
British War medal (16603); Victory medal (18351)

11/10/1918 Discharged from service

Total service: 2 years 47 days (overseas 1 year 263 days)

20/3/1953       Herbert passed away
buried in:        AIF West Terrace Cemetery
                       Row 11, Grave 58

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 23 October 2014. Lest we forget.

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