1 Battalion, Scots Guards Captain Balfour died, aged 31, on 28 October 1914 at Gheluvelt on the Western Front. He was the son of Edward Balfour, of "Balbirnie," Markinch, Fife. Faces of the First World War The full story is not always known to us. If you know more, please tell us in the comments below. Find out more about this First World War Centenary project at www.1914.org/faces.