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BALLARD, Colin Fletcher
Personal Details
Service Number: | QX35546 |
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Enlisted: | 28 August 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 61 Infantry Battalion AMF |
Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 24 January 1918 |
Home Town: | Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Plumber |
Died: | Injuries (Self inflicted wound), Bougainville, New Guinea , Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 28 July 1945, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Bomana War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea., Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rocky Creek 61st Infantry Battalion Queensland Cameron Highlanders |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX35546 | |
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28 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Private, 61st Infantry Battalion | |
28 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX35546, 61 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
17 Mar 1941: | Enlisted |
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