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BALDERSON, John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1909 |
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Enlisted: | 12 January 1915, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
Schooling: | Farraday Street State School, Victoria; Workman College, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Iron moulder |
Died: | Killed in Action, Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Johnston's Jolly Cemetery, Gallipoli, Türkiye Sp. Mem. 19. Inscription THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT , Johnston's Jolly Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Johnston's Jolly Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
12 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
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17 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1909, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
17 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1909, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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Son of Harriet and the late William Balderson. Native of Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Brother of Arthur Gordon Balderson killed in action at Gallipoli
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal