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BALSTON, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3109 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 May 1916, Albany, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | London, England, 6 June 1886 |
| Home Town: | Albany, Albany, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Stoke Poges and Eton College, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Suicide, Albany, Western Australia, Australia, 30 January 1922, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Albany Public Cemetery (Old) / Memorial Park Cemetery (WA) |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3109, Albany, Western Australia | |
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| 13 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3109, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3109, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Fremantle | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 3109, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Severely wounded at Gaza with gunshot wounds to his legs. | |
| 16 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 3109, 10th Light Horse Regiment |
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