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BALFOUR-OGILVY, Harry Lort Spencer
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 45, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 7 November 1914, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Castletown, County Cork, Ireland, 3 April 1876 |
| Home Town: | Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Auctioneer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Renmark, South Australia, 8 September 1945, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: |
Renmark Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Grand Masonic Lodge WW1 Honour Board (1), Renmark & District Boer War Honour Roll |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 45, 2nd South Australian Mounted Rifles | |
| 21 Jan 1902: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd South Australian Contingent Mounted Rifles |
Peacetime
| 7 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia |
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World War 1 Service
| 28 Nov 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Eastern embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' |
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| 28 Nov 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 3rd Infantry Battalion, SS Eastern, Sydney | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major | |
| 5 Jan 1919: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Major, 3rd Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg's-21, 23) |
Boer War Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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"BALFOUR-OGILVY - The friends of the late Harry Lort Spencer Balfour-Ogilvy are respectfully informed that his remains were peacefully laid to rest in the Renmark cemetery on September 9." - from the Renamrk Murray Pioneer 13 Sep 1945 (nla.gov.au)
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