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Richard BALCOMBE

Regimental number3352
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolBowna Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressLima South, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary S Balcombe, Lima South, Victoria
Enlistment date8 February 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 February 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name46th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/63/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1916
Place of death or woundingMillencourt, France
Date of death5 April 1918
Place of burialMillencourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Row B, Grave No. 57), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
141
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard and Mary Susannah BALCOMBE, Bridge Street, Benalla, Victoria, Australia. Native of Melbourne, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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