Born on 15 July 1895 in Brantford, Ontario - son of Edwin Thomas Balne, Brantford, Ontario - attestation form notes present address in Brantford, Ontario, trade as clerk, single, no current or previous military service, height of 5 feet 8.5 inches, chest of 36.5 inches, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, Methodist.Joined the 125th Canadian Infantry Battalion on 29 December 1915 (number 772579) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion in France on 27 or 28 March 1918 - struck off the strength of the battalion on 23 April 1919.
(My many thanks to Corporal Balne's grandson, Paul Kellam, for sending me the accompanying images recognizing Balne's service during the war).
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