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BALNAVE, Alick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3845 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1914, Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, 29 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia, 26 October 1952, aged 58 years |
| Cemetery: |
Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Ryde, New South Wales Section: O; Row: 10 |
| Memorials: | East Brisbane War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 3845, Divisional Ammunition Column, Brisbane | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 3845, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 3845, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 13 Jul 1915: | Promoted Driver, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 3 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 3845, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, Shrapnel wound left leg | |
| 23 Mar 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 3845, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HT Cluny Castle, Devonport for return to Australia - arriving 21 May 1919 | |
| 23 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 3845, 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
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