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Patrick David Balfour 2/Lt
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/21069
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- SKR/DAT/IP/21069
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Title (The name of the record)
- Patrick David Balfour 2/Lt
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2000-2024
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Surname: Patrick;
Forename(s): David Balfour;
Initials: DB;
Rank: 2/Lt;
Resided in: Hamilton;
Previous Battalion: 11 of;
Previous Regiment: HLI;
MGC Branch: Infantry;
MGC Unit: 28 Coy;
How killed: KIA;
Where: France;
When killed: 18-Jul-1916;
Other Data: Cheltenham College Photo Collection
Cheltenham College Register 1841-1927: Son of David Patrick of Woodlands, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. B. 29/12/1884. At School 1899-1902. Gt War 2Lt MGC, kia Delville Wood 18/07/1916.
Red Cross Enquiry List (Supplement) - msg 20/7/1916
Red Cross Enquiry Card
Reported wounded 31/7/1916 "The MGC Magazine" Nov 1916 p 24
15/3/1916 Camiers Area war diaries - arrived with reinforcements from hospital;Other Notes: PATRICK, Second Lieutenant, DAVID BALFOUR, 11th Bn. Highland Light Infantry attd. 28th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 18th July 1916. Age 32. Son of David Patrick and Christina Robertson Patrick, of Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Partner of Messrs. Moncrieff, Warren, Paterson & Co., Solicitors, Glasgow. Pier and Face 5 C and 12 C Thiepval Memorial - Somme, France.;
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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- 1 digital record
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/e4cc2296-6cc5-4c41-812b-ffb6b48d6b65/
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SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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This record is held at Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Within the fonds: SKR.2025.11
Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
Within the series: SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
Within the file: SKR/DAT/IP
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