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BALFOUR, Malcolm
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4061 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sale, Vic., 1886 |
| Home Town: | Lucknow, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Moormung State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4061, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4061, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4061, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John R. and Emma Balfour
Pte. M. Balfour, Bairnsdale, son of Mr and Mrs J. R. Balfour, Bairnsdale, was killed in action in France on the 22nd inst. He enlisted about two years ago, and after being engaged in camp work for some time in Victoria he went to England, and arrived in France in June last. He was a native of Bairnsdale and 29 years of age.
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