
| Regimental number | 9/665 |
| Address | Myross Bush |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | James Balneaves, Myross, Bush |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 2nd Reinforcements |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the 2nd Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, departed on board three ships: HMNZT 13 'Verdala', HMNZT 14 'Willochra', and HMNZT 15 'Knight of the Garter'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | No 2 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Caterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row C, Grave No 1), Longueval, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Agnes Balneaves, Myross Bush, Southland |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Second |
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