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James Faulkner Balck

  • Service number
    WWI 8/3839 AWMM
  • Also known as
    James Faulkner Murcott AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Balck, Mr. Nelson Provincial Museum, Tyree Studio Collection: 94184

Balck, Mr. Nelson Provincial Museum, Tyree Studio Collection: 94184

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Faulkner AWMM
  • Surname
    Balck AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    James Faulkner Murcott AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 8/3839 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    6 January 1881 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    6 January 1881 Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 22 June 2017 - Military File
  • Place of birth
    Nelson Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 22 June 2017 - Military File
  • Birth notes
    Family name : also known as MURCOTT Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 22 June 2017 - Military File
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs E.L. Balck (wife), 90 College Hill, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mrs Eva Louisa Balck (married under his name of MURCOTT). Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 22 June 2017 - Military File
  • Relationship status
    Married with 2 children. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 22 June 2017 - Military File

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 8/3839 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Lamp lighter/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Employed by Nelson City Council, Nelson. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 22 June 2017 - Military File
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Liberation date
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Listed at Archives New Zealand as BALCK, James Faulkner - [a.k.a. MURCOTT, James Faulkner] AWMM
    • Served Egypt (1916) and France (1916).
      Promoted to Lieutenant at Egypt (1 April 1916).
      Invalided to New Zealand - aboard SS 'Arawa' - on 12 January 1917. Discharged from NZEF - 1 November 1917 at New Zealand.
      For 5 photographs of Lieutenant James Balck - including photos with his wife and children - refer to Nelson Museum Heritage Photograph Collection : Item ref # 88158; 94183; 94184; 94185 & 94186. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 22 June 2017 - Military File and Nelson Museum Heritage Photograph Collection.
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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
22 June 2017JeniferWairarapaResearcher
22 September 2015robynNelsonResearcher

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