Australian Light Horse Studies Centre

Citation: 2nd Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, Embarkation Roll, 6th Reinforcement

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Thursday, 28 April 2005

2nd Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, Embarkation Roll, 8th Reinforcement
Topic: AIF - 2B - 2 Sig Trp

2nd LH Sig Trp, AIF

2nd Light Horse Signal Troop

Embarkation Roll, 8th Reinforcement

HMAT A23 Suffolk

2nd Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, 8th Reinforcement, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAT A23 Suffolk 2 August 1915.

The HMAT A23 Suffolk weighed 7573 tons with an average cruise speed of 12 knots or 22.22 kmph. It was owned by the Potter, Trinder and Gwyn, London, and leased by the Commonwealth until 14 June 1917.

The ensuing individual soldier's embarkation information contains the following details:

Rank on embarkation;
Full name of the soldier
Declared age of the soldier;
The last occupation held;
The last address as a civilian;
Enlistment Date; and,
Fate.

Finding more about a service person.

See: Navigating the National Archives Service File

Embarkation Roll

1711 Sapper Arnold TOWNSLEY, a 20 year old Chairmaker from Mascot, New South Wales. He enlisted on 15 July 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 15 May 1919.

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Next: 9th Reinforcement

Sources Used:

National Archives Service File.
Embarkation Roll, AWM8, Class 10, Light Horse.
Nominal Roll, AWM133, Nominal Roll of Australian Imperial Force who left Australia for service abroad, 1914-1918 War.
Collected Records of Steve Becker.

Acknowledgement: Many thanks to Steve Becker who provided much of the raw material that appears in this item.

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Citation: 2nd Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, Embarkation Roll, 8th Reinforcement

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Updated: Monday, 15 March 2010 2:19 PM EADT

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Wednesday, 27 April 2005

2nd Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, Embarkation Roll, 9th Reinforcement
Topic: AIF - 2B - 2 Sig Trp

2nd LH Sig Trp, AIF

2nd Light Horse Signal Troop

Embarkation Roll, 9th Reinforcement

HMAT A17 Port Lincoln

2nd Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, 9th Reinforcement, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln 16 October 1915.

The HMAT A17 Port Lincoln weighed 7,243 tons with an average cruise speed of 12 knots or 22.22 kmph. It was owned by the Commonwealth & Dominion Line Ltd, London, and leased by the Commonwealth until 26 September 1917.

The ensuing individual soldier's embarkation information contains the following details:

Rank on embarkation;
Full name of the soldier
Declared age of the soldier;
The last occupation held;
The last address as a civilian;
Enlistment Date; and,
Fate.

Finding more about a service person.

See: Navigating the National Archives Service File

Embarkation Roll

1461 Sapper Robert Price ARGUE, a 19 year old Mechanical Engineer from Artarmon, New South Wales. He enlisted on 17 June 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 23 September 1919.

Previous: 10th Reinforcement

Next: 10th Reinforcement

Sources Used:

National Archives Service File.
Embarkation Roll, AWM8, Class 10, Light Horse.
Nominal Roll, AWM133, Nominal Roll of Australian Imperial Force who left Australia for service abroad, 1914-1918 War.
Collected Records of Steve Becker.

Acknowledgement: Many thanks to Steve Becker who provided much of the raw material that appears in this item.

Further Reading:

Citation: 2nd Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, Embarkation Roll, 9th Reinforcement

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Updated: Monday, 15 March 2010 2:16 PM EADT

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Tuesday, 26 April 2005

2nd Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, Embarkation Roll, 10th Reinforcement
Topic: AIF - 2B - 2 Sig Trp

2nd LH Sig Trp, AIF

2nd Light Horse Signal Troop

Embarkation Roll, 10th Reinforcement

HMAT A70 Ballarat

2nd Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, 10th Reinforcement, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAT A70 Ballarat 9 September 1915.

The HMAT A70 Ballarat weighed 11,120 tons with an average cruise speed of 14 knots or 25.92 kmph. It was owned by the P & O SN Co, London. The Ballarat was torpedoed by a submarine in the English Channel, 25 April 1917 and sank the next day.

The ensuing individual soldier's embarkation information contains the following details:

Rank on embarkation;
Full name of the soldier
Declared age of the soldier;
The last occupation held;
The last address as a civilian;
Enlistment Date; and,
Fate.

Finding more about a service person.

See: Navigating the National Archives Service File

Embarkation Roll

1561 Sapper Frederick Victor OVERALL, a 22 year old Engineer from Balmain, New South Wales. He enlisted on 27 June 1915; and subsequently Returned to Australia, 10 January 1918.

Previous: 9th Reinforcement

Next: 11th Reinforcement

Sources Used:

National Archives Service File.
Embarkation Roll, AWM8, Class 10, Light Horse.
Nominal Roll, AWM133, Nominal Roll of Australian Imperial Force who left Australia for service abroad, 1914-1918 War.
Collected Records of Steve Becker.

Acknowledgement: Many thanks to Steve Becker who provided much of the raw material that appears in this item.

Further Reading:

Citation: 2nd Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, Embarkation Roll, 10th Reinforcement

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Updated: Monday, 15 March 2010 1:47 PM EADT

The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915

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Monday, 25 April 2005

6th Bn, AIF, Roll of Honour, Joseph Rupert Balfe
Topic: BatzG - Anzac

6th Bn, AIF

6th Infantry Battalion, AIF

Roll of Honour

Joseph Rupert Balfe

Poppies on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial, Canberra

Joseph Rupert Balfe

Date of birth 9 March 1890

Place of birth Brunswick, Victoria

School University High School, Melbourne, Victoria

Other training Matriculated, 1906; Senior Public, 1907; University of Melbourne, Victoria (Medicine, 5th yr)

Occupation Medical student

Address 6 Barkley Street, Brunswick, Victoria

Marital status Single

Age at embarkation 24

Next of kin Father, Mr Balfe, 6 Barkley Street, Brunswick, Victoria

Previous military service Served 4 years in University Rifles (Citizen Military Forces), Melbourne, Victoria. Attended Kilmore Camp, 1911, as Private; 1912, as Lance Corporal; Heidelberg Camp, 1913, as Sergeant; Bundoora Camp, 1914, as 2nd Lieutenant.

Enlistment date 2 September 1914

Rank on enlistment 2nd Lieutenant

Unit name 6th Battalion, A Company

AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/23/1

Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914

Rank from Nominal Roll Lieutenant

Unit from Nominal Roll 6th Battalion

Promotions
Lieutenant
Unit: 6th Battalion
Promotion date: 3 February 1915

Other details from Roll of Honour Circular
Sergeant Collins reported: 'At Gaba Tepe 25/4/1915. Landing in the morning about 5.20 a.m., just reached beach and a bursting shell killed Balfe instantly. He was in command of B Coy. Came from Australia with informant on transport "Hororata" on 19th [October] 1914. Buried at Hillcrest - Shrapnel Gully - Gaba Tepe. Temporary cross erected. Dark complexion, about 25 years of age, thick set. From Victoria.' Base Records forwarded these details to Mr Balfe, 2 February 1921.

Fate Killed in Action 25 April 1915

Place of death or wounding
Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey
The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915

Date of death 25 April 1915

Age at death from cemetery records 25

Place of burial No known grave

Commemoration details The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 25), Gallipoli, Turkey
The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.

The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.

The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.

Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 45

Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Matthew and Sarah Balfe, 60 Sydney Road, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia

Other details
Born in Brunswick, Balfe attended Princes Hill State School before earning a scholarship to attend University High School. Rupert decided after High School that he would study medicine. He attended Melbourne University for his degree and accomplished it. During his years at the University he played for the VFL Football Club.
He played Australian rules football for VFA Club Brunswick whilst enjoying athletics at University High. He played in a Grand Final with Brunswick against Footscray, along with his two brothers, Harold and Stan. Balfe, a wingman, broke his arm during the match and that turned the game, with Footscray winning by 24 points. When at Melbourne University, he became a classy footballer with the VFL/AFL side University, but due to studies he was limited. He played on 1 game in season 1909-1910, making his debut in 1909, but in 1911 he came back, and allowed for 6 more games, before ending a football career for athletics.

He had always been a great athlete, especially in field athletics. He was a High School champion athletics, winning the 100,200 and 400 yards handicaps, long jump, high jump and 120 yards hurdles. In 1913 he was runner-up in the Victorian long jump.

Debut - 15 May 1909, University vs. St Kilda, at Junction Oval

Team - University (1909,1911)

7 Games, 2 Goals

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

War Grave Register notes BALFE, Lt. Joseph Rupert. 6th Bn. Killed in action 25th April, 1915. Age 25. Son of Matthew and Sarah Balfe, of 60, Sydney Rd., Brunswick, Victoria, Australia. 25.
Source
AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
All information sourced from the Australian War Memorial, ADFA Project, National Australian Archives and the Australian Light Horse Studies Centre.

Lest We Forget

Further Reading:

The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, 6th Infantry Battalion, Roll of Honour

The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, 2nd Infantry Brigade, Roll of Honour

The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, AIF, Roll of Honour

Citation: 6th Bn, AIF, Roll of Honour, Joseph Rupert Balfe

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Updated: Monday, 12 April 2010 10:25 AM EADT