BALLHAUSEN, John Kennedy
| Service Number: | 2850 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 July 1915, Ballarat, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Vic., 1887 |
| Home Town: | Sebastopol, Ballarat North, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Redan State School No 1289 |
| Occupation: | Saw Miller |
| Died: | 1957, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Sebastopol Redan State School No 1289 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2850, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Vic. | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2850, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2850, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles Ballahusen, Abbot Street, Sebastopol, Victoria
He departed Melbourne per HMAT Ulysses on 27 October 1915 to Egypt. John disembarked in Egypt soon after the evacuation of forces from Gallipoli. Upon arrival he was transferred to 58 Battalion, however he was hospitalized on two occasions with illness, which interrupted his training. John Ballhausen was well enough to join his battalion when they embarked to join the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France, arriving in Marseilles on 23 June 1916. Just 25 days later John was wounded in action. Sustaining a “serious” gunshot wound to his left foot, John was evacuated to England. After treatment at Woodcote Park Hospital, Epsom and a period of recovery, it was deemed that John was not capable of returning to active service. He was invalided to Australia on 23 May 1917, arriving eight weeks later. John Ballhausen was discharged from the AIF on 1 September 1917.
Woodcote Park dates back to 1679. It is a stately mansion in Epsom, Surrey, England, that has housed prominent English families. In 1913 the Royal Automobile Club purchased the property. During the First World War the grounds were used for military training. The camp became a Convalescent Hospital in June 1915.