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Hedley BALLARD

Regimental number3471
Place of birthBrisbane Queensland
SchoolState School, Brisbane, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarrier
AddressValentine Street, Toowong, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Ballard, Valentine Street, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 15 November 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death15 November 1916
Age at death25
Place of burialDartmoor Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 7), Becordel-Becourt, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
103
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Ellen Ballard, Glenrose Road, Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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