Rupert Balfe
(Joseph) Rupert Balfe (b 9 March 1890), the youngest of three boys, attended Princes Hill State School and later attended Melbourne University to study medicine. During his years there he played for the University VFL Football Club. Rupert was quick to enlist and joined the 6th Battalion, one of the first units raised, and became a second lieutenant in the 2nd Brigade. His father was the mayor of Brunswick at the time, and became involved in patriotic causes. His mother also later became president of Brunswick's chapter of the Red Cross Society to help provide for the needs of wounded soldiers.
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