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BALSHAW, Norman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 19776 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Moama, New South Wales, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Balranald, Balranald, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Corbie, France, 9 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Plot XXXIII, Row F, Grave no. 24A, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Balranald War Memorial, Euston War Memorial, Swan Hill War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 19776, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 19776, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 19776, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Sydney | |
| 18 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 19776, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, Shell shock | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 19776, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Villers-Bretonneux, 2nd occasion - GSW (chest) | |
| 9 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 19776, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Villers-Bretonneux, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 19776 awm_unit: 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-04-09 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Norman BALSHAW was born in Moama, NSW in 1891
His parents were Thomas Watkinson BALSHAW and Jane Ann BREMNER who married in NSW in 1882
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His brother Roderick Robert BALSHAW (SN 547) also served in WW1 & was Killed in Action in 1917