Sydney Arthur BALLARD

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Service Number:	2885
Enlisted:	17 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kaniva, Victoria, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	22 July 1952, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Row 14, Grave 52. Section: KO, Road: 14, Site No: 54
Memorials:	Mount Gambier Knight & Cleve Pictorial Honour Rolls

17 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
11 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2885, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2885, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide
Date unknown:	Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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

Brother in service: #4501 Herbert Edward Ballard

Described on enlisting as 35 years 7 months old; single; 5' 2" tall; 142 lbs;
fresh complexion; brown eyes; dark hair; Presbyterian.

15/1/1916 completed medical in Adelaide - fit for service

17/1/1916 Enlisted in

5/2/1916 Commanding Officer appointed Sydney to E Company, 2nd Depot

11/4/1916 Embarked from Adelaide (Outer Harbour) on board HMAT A60 Aeneas
as a Private with 32nd Battalion, 6th reinforcements

10/6/1919 Returned to Australia on board HMAT Port Lyttleton
5/8/1919 Disembarked into Australia

Medals:
British War medal (1254); Victory Medal (12393)

22/7/1952       Sydney passed away
buried in:      AIF West Terrace Cemetery
                       Row 14, Grave 52

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 23/10/2014. Lest we forget.