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Lance Serjeant JOHN BROWN BALFOUR

Service Number: 60802
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

51st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 21 July 1918

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

ST. MARTIN-D'ABLOIS (ABLOIS-ST. MARTIN) COMMUNAL CEMETERY

In the North, or far left-hand corner.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Conduct Medal
  • Additional Info Son of William and Jane Balfour, Westerhouses, Hawick.
  • Personal Inscription UNTIL THE DAY DAWN AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY
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Buried or commemorated at

ST. MARTIN-D'ABLOIS (ABLOIS-ST. MARTIN) COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Marne France
Number of casualties: 6
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