Captain John Balfour

Service number 4, NX205228
Ranks Held Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Temporary Captain
Birth Date 1892-10-24
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Malvern
Death Date 1976-09-10
Death Place Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Griffith
Final Rank Captain
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • AIF HQ
  • Australian Imperial Force
Places
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1919-12-12
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1920-03-25

Rolls

  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    Australian Imperial Force Headquarters, London
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Staff Sergeant
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    AIF HQ
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Temporary Captain
    London Gazette
    12 December 1919 on page 15456 at position 27
    Commonwealth Gazette
    25 March 1920 on page 392 at position 30

Timeline

Date of birth 24 October 1892
Date of enlistment 16 August 1914
Date of embarkation 21 October 1914
Date returned to Australia 01 April 1919
Date of discharge 19 September 1946
Date of death 10 September 1976