BALLANTYNE, Robert
| Service Number: | 124 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1915, Served in Boer War |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Buckingham England, May 1879 |
| Home Town: | Penguin, Central Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse driver |
| Died: | Penguin, Tasmania, Australia, 6 February 1948, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Penguin General Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia |
| Memorials: | Queenstown Gormanston Brass Band Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 124, 40th Infantry Battalion, Served in Boer War | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 124, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 124, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 1 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Sep 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 124, 40th Infantry Battalion, Sergent Cook |
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From AIF Project
Meritorious Service Medal
'During the period 16th September, 1918 to 11th November, 1918, this Non Commissioned Officer did admirable work under extremely difficult conditions in supervising the preparation and cooking of the meals of the Battalion. His duties have very frequently been carried out under shell-fire, but his assiduousness in their performance has been of a very high standard, and it has been due very largely to his excellent work that the feeding of the battalion has at all times been satisfactory to a marked degree.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 113
Date: 6 October 1919
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