Brown, John Harold (Herald) Balfour

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O.B.E., M.C., M.B., Ch.M. : Major, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., France and England. Enlisting 1st March, 1916, and sailing in July, was with 7th Australian Field Ambulance in France from November, 1916, to October, 1918, except when Acting D.A.D.M.S., Australian Corps H.Q. in March and April, 1918, and when wounded at Bullecourt 3rd May, 1917. Promoted major and D.A.D.M.S. to A.I.F. Depots in United Kingdom, Tidworth, 24th October, 1918, serving there until demobilisation. Awarded O.B.E. in 1920 and M.C.* in 1918 and Mentioned in Despatches. Early education at Sydney Grammar School. Later at St. Andrew''s College. * For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in charge of the forward line of evacuation for eight hours after his commanding officer was wounded. His reconnoitring of ambulance posts and regimental aid posts through the area of shell fire was of great assistance in controlling the evacuation. He supervised the loading of wounded into horse ambulances and organised the line of bearers and prisoners and it was due to his action that great congestion was prevented.—London Gazette, 5th April, 1918.

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1893

Birth in Glasgow --, Scotland 1893
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Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
1915

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1915
1915

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1915
1916

Enlisted 1 Mar 1916
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Military service as Major at France --, France ; Wingate, England --, United Kingdom
1918

Military award: M.C. Military Cross on 1918
1920

Military award: O.B.E. on 1920
1931

Medical Practitioner at Newcastle -- NSW, Australia 1931
1936

Medical Practitioner at Newcastle -Union Street- NSW, Australia 1936
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on

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