| Regimental number | 533 |
| Place of birth | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| School | Public School, Canada |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 29 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Fireman |
| Address | 12 Oxford Street, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 39 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 188 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs Balfour, 61 Birrell Street, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the China War (contracted syphilis, Japan, 1900) and Boer War; five years in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Age at death | 45 |
| Place of burial | Waverley Cemetery (Spec. 6755.), Sydney, New South Wales |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Mary Ann Balfour. Native Place, Regina, Canada |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Appointed Lance Corporal, Gallipoli, 29 April 1915. Reverted to Private at own request, 28 July 1915. Admitted to No 1 Field Ambulance, Mudros, 16 September 1916 (debility), and transferred same day to No 2 Australian General Hospital; to Military Hospital, Tigne, Malta, 28 September 1915. Found guilty, 28 October 1915, of (1) absent from the Military Hospital from 6 pm until ordered to return by Military Police on the Molo Marina Sliema, 6.15 pm; (2) not complying with an order; (3) using obscene language to the Military Police; (4) violently resisting the Military Police: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, 15 November 1915, of (1) being drunk in Strada Marina Via Misada Sliema, about 10.15 pm, 12 November; (2) being absent from 6 pm and being in illegal possession of and wearing khaki uniform clothing, whilst a patient in hospital: awarded 168 hours' detention. Disembarked Alexandria, 12 December 1915. Admitted to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh, 22 December 1915 (asthma). Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Suffolk', 29 January 1916 (for discharge: bronchial asthma; tertiary syphilitic manifestations). Died of thoracic aneurism and heart failure, No 4 General Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, 31 May 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BALFOUR James Pattison |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
