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BALLARD, Malford Bruce
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX148366 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 March 1942, Citizen Military Force from 5 March 1942 to 9 February 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Armoured Regiment |
| Born: | Young, New South Wales, Australia, 28 January 1924 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Thuddungra, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Urosepsis, delirium, melanoma, Lockhart District Hospital, Lockhart, New South Wales, Australia, 10 January 2019, aged 94 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wagga Wagga Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium |
| Memorials: | Young Wall of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 5 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Other Commonwealth Forces, Citizen Military Force from 5 March 1942 to 9 February 1943 | |
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| 10 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX148366, 2nd/4th Armoured Regiment | |
| 25 Aug 1944: | Embarked Australian Army (Post WW2), Trooper, NX148366, 'C' Squadron, 2/4 Australian Armoured Regiment to Rabaul, New Guinea. Returned to Australia 16 May 1946 | |
| 21 Jun 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX148366, 2nd/4th Armoured Regiment |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Allison Ballard
Malford Bruce Ballard (Bruce) was the oldest of six children born to Aletha May Starr and Charles Malford Ballard of Thuddungra, NSW. Bruce's mother died suddenly in 1936 when he was just 12. Bruce enlisted when he was 21 years of age and served as a trooper in New Guinea. On his return to Australia, Bruce worked as a farmer, including around Wagga. He lived for many years in Kootingal with his second wife, Margaret Mason (nee Styles). He married Daphne in around the year 2000. They spend many happy years together.
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