| Regimental number | 10/14 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Napier |
| School | Boys' High School, Napier |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Address | Lucy Road, Napier |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, L Balfour, South British Insurance, Gisborne |
| Previous military service | Served in A Company, 9th (Hawke's Bay) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Signaller |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | No 1 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Other details | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Napier branch, 18 January 1911 (ledger keeper at time of AIF enlistment, 17 August 1914). |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Waitt Balfour and Charlotte Balfour, Napier |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 20 August 1915; invalided to England. Killed in action, 7 June 1917 (shrapnel bullet, head). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22275191 |