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BALLARD, Abe
Personal Details
Service Number: | 409 |
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Enlisted: | 18 September 1914, Enlisted at Bundaberg, QLD |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia, 1882 |
Home Town: | Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Public School, Newton, New South Wales |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds - head and hand, At sea on board HS Gascon, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 June 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Rev. Lee Warner officiated Panel 45, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
18 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 409, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bundaberg, QLD | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 409, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 409, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
1 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 409, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 409 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-06-01 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Abe Ballard of Kilarney, South Queensland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal