Lieutenant (Lt) John Balfour, 1st Division Headquarters; Mrs A T Sharp; 5195 Corporal (Cpl) ...

Lieutenant (Lt) John Balfour, 1st Division Headquarters; Mrs A T Sharp; 5195 Corporal (Cpl) Norman Edward Sharp MM, 54th Battalion; and Captain J A Akeroyd, 38th Battalion, his right arm in a sling, at the 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth. Lt Balfour of Malvern Vic, enlisted on 16 August 1914 and returned to Australia on 1 April 1919. Lt Balfour was awarded an MBE in June 1919 for his war services. He assisted C W E Bean from 1919 to 1942 with the compilation of the Official History of Australia in the War. Cpl Sharp enlisted on 18 January 1916 and returned to Australia on 2 June 1919. He was awarded the Military Medal on 14 January 1919 for his bravery at Bellicourt in October 1918. From the collection of Mr Alfred Thomas Sharp. Mr Sharp was the Commonwealth Immigration Officer of Victoria and was based in the London Office during the First World War. He and his wife hosted and visited many soldiers, particularly those from Victoria, who were recuperating in London. He also photographed many Australian graves in English cemeteries. His photograph collection relating to this period in London was bequeathed to the Memorial in 1922 after his death. During his time in London he was a member of the British Volunteer Regiment, serving with the Willesden Battalion, Middlesex Volunteer Regiment.