Arthur Gordon BALFOUR

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Other Name:	Balfour, Herbert Arthur Gordon - Birth Records
Service Number:	2565
Enlisted:	25 June 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmiths Striker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board

25 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2565, Depot Battalion
26 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2565, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
26 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2565, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2565, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2565 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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