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James Clement Balsom

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Nominal Roll Vol 4 (Roll 87), Page: 8 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 4 (Roll 87), Page: 8 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Clement AWMM
  • Surname
    Balsom AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 81107 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1889 AWMM New Zealand AWMM
    New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M. Balsom (wife), C/o S. Vickers, Omata, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 27 July 1918 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 81107 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Cheese maker/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Mary Jane Balsom and Robert Harland Balsom.

    Four sons, brothers served in WW1: William Amos Balsom (63811) died of wounds and Charles Thomas Balsom (23/1320); James Clement Balsom (81107), Cecil John Balsom (20282). AWMM

Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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