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Saint Pancras, London [3]

Sapiston, Suffolk [3]

Hackney, London [2]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [2]

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Geraldton Western Australia [1]

Linton, Cambridgeshire, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Saint Pauls, London [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Sowerby Bridge [1]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1]

Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Thetford, Norfolk [1]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [69]

Gunner [9]

Driver [6]

Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [21]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Army Service Corps [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

London Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

12th Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

HMS 'Vanguard' [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Suffolk Regiment att'd Royal Flying Corps [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [95]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [120]

Contribution

Military Service [119]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [120] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Saint Pancras, London [3] Sapiston, Suffolk [3] Hackney, London [2] Hackney, London, Middlesex [2] Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England [1] Clapton, London [1] Dalston, London [1] Geraldton Western Australia [1] Linton, Cambridgeshire, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Saint Pauls, London [1] Southwark, London [1] Sowerby Bridge [1] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1] Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Thetford, Norfolk [1] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [69] Gunner [9] Driver [6] Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [21] Labour Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Army Service Corps [7] Essex Regiment [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] London Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 12th Royal Irish Rifles [1] Canadian Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] HMS 'Vanguard' [1] HMS Vanguard [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Suffolk Regiment att'd Royal Flying Corps [1] Tank Corps [1] Welsh Regiment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [95] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [120]

Contribution

Military Service [119] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Percival Edward John Balaam

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 8245 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 354363 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 354363 Private London Regiment

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Ernest Balaam

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy K27501 Leading Stoker HMS 'Vanguard'

Royal Navy K27501 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Vanguard

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Walter Benjamin Balaam

Australian Imperial Force 7211

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Walter Balaam

Australian Imperial Force 6765A

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Frederick George Balaam

Born 1890

Royal Navy F35239

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Arthur Balaam

Born 1891

British Army 24577 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 25697 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Edward Victor Balaam

Australian Imperial Force 15628

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Reginald Waldimar Balaam

Born 1881

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Ethel Balaam

Born 1891

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Ellis John Balaam

Born 1884

Royal Navy F6422

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Arthur William Balaam

Born 1886

Royal Navy 307608

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Stanley Harold Balaam

Born 1896

Royal Navy F14008

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Thomas Sidney Balaam

Born 1897

Royal Navy F16782

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William Walter Balaam

Born 1889

Royal Navy F21942

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Ernest Frederick Balaam

Born 1896

Royal Navy J16815

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Charles Edward Balaam

Born 1892

Royal Navy J53835

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Ernest Balaam

Born 1891

Royal Navy SS112847

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Sidney Balaam

Born 1878

Canadian Expeditionary Force 504980

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Henry Robert Balaam

Born 1883

Royal Navy 211385

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Thomas B Balaam

British Army 50608 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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