Regimental number | 94 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Motor mechanic |
Address | Burke Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, O Balfe, Burke Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in School Cadets; 3.5 years in Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Hobart, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 3rd Field Company Engineers, Headquarters, Section 1, Section 2 and Section 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/22/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll. |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 65003 Pte Eric John BALFE, 8th General Service Reinforcements (Queensland), ship recalled owing to cessation of hostilities; discharged, 28 December 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ypiringa', 15 November 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 4 January 1920; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 23 January 1920. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BALFE Bernard Oscar |