Regimental number | 65003 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Journalist |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 9.25" |
Weight | 135 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, E O Balfe, Bourke Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in Naval Cadets; 2 years in 78th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Queensland Reinforcement 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Carpentaria on |
Fate | Discharged |
Family/military connections | Brother: 94 Corporal Bernard Oscar BALFE, Australian Army Medical Corps, returned to Australia, 15 November 1919. |
Other details | Embarked Sydney, 7 November 1918; transshipped to HT 'Riverina' (ship recalled), and disembarked Sydney (approximately), 28 November 1918; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 28 December 1918. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BALFE Eric John |