AWM Collection Record: H05654
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ID Number: | H05654 |
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| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) John Rupert Balfe of Brunswick, Victoria. At the outbreak of war he was a medical student at Melbourne University (MU) and had served four years with the MU Rifles rising to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. He applied for and was granted a commission in the 6th Battalion AIF on 24 August 1914 and embarked at Melbourne on HMAT Hororata on 19 October 1914. Lt Balfe was killed by a shell burst shortly after landing at Gallipoli in the early morning of 25 April 1915 and was buried at Shrapnel Gully. He was 25 years of age. | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain | ||
| Copyright holder: | Copyright Expired | ||
| Related subject: | Portraits | ||
| Related unit: | 6 Battalion | ||
| Related place: | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Gallipoli, Anzac Beaches Area | ||
| Related conflict: | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Last-Modified: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:26:12 GMT
