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Broughton, Somerset [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Camberwell, London [1]

Caterham, surrey, England [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Compton Martin, Somerset [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire, England [1]

East Ham, London [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Highworth Wiltshire [1]

Kasauli [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Merton, Devon [1]

Shepton Mallet [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [41]

Driver [7]

Gunner [6]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Airman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Fitter/Staff Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Volunteer Driver [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Engineers [5]

Labour Corps [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

7th Dragoon Guards [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

11th Hussars [1]

11th Royal Canadian Regiment [1]

11th Supply Company [1]

14th Hussars [1]

17th. Tank Corps [1]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

6th Jat Light Infantry [1]

7th Hariana Lancers [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Depot King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Miscellaneous Unit British Red Cross Society [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal West Hampshire Regiment [1]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

Scots Guards [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Supply and Transport Corps [1]

Service

British Army [66]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Royal Navy [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

B [96]

Contribution

Military Service [93]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [96] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Broughton, Somerset [2] Kensington, London [2] Camberwell, London [1] Caterham, surrey, England [1] Clapham, London [1] Compton Martin, Somerset [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Devizes, Wiltshire, England [1] East Ham, London [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Highworth Wiltshire [1] Kasauli [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Merton, Devon [1] Shepton Mallet [1] Woolwich, Kent [1] Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [41] Driver [7] Gunner [6] Second Lieutenant [4] Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Airman [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Fitter/Staff Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Volunteer Driver [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Engineers [5] Labour Corps [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] 7th Dragoon Guards [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 11th Hussars [1] 11th Royal Canadian Regiment [1] 11th Supply Company [1] 14th Hussars [1] 17th. Tank Corps [1] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 6th Jat Light Infantry [1] 7th Hariana Lancers [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Depot King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Hussars [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Miscellaneous Unit British Red Cross Society [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal West Hampshire Regiment [1] Royal West Surrey Regiment [1] Scots Guards [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] Supply and Transport Corps [1]

Service

British Army [66] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Royal Navy [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

B [96]

Contribution

Military Service [93] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Norman Gordon Balch

Born 1896

Died 1941

British Army 1187 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 4th (Reserve) London Howitzer Brigade

British Army 926305 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Ernest Balch

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207740

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Raymond Tenny Balch

Born 1895

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 74366 Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Percy Balch

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army G/7576 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/7576 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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William Curtis Balch

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 5047

Canadian Expeditionary Force 5047 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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George Balch

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 16683 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Frederick C Balch

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 35075 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Charles Henry Balch

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228757

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Frederick Arthur Balch

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 309088 Private 17th. Tank Corps

British Army 309088 Private Tank Corps

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Arthur Balch

British Army H/3776 Private 14th Hussars

British Army 47765 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 47765 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

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Percy Frederick Balch

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 24 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Joseph Balch

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 8100 Private Scots Guards

British Army 8100 Lance Corporal Scots Guards

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Leonard William Balch

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10268

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John Henry William Balch

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60115

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Albert Balch

Died 1914

British Army 10063 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 10063 Lance Corporal The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Henry George Balch

Born 1889

Royal Navy F3072

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Frank George Balch

Born 1895

Royal Navy K28090

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Percy Alfred Balch

Born 1891

Royal Navy L5774

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Alfred Balch

Born 1888

Royal Navy SS108636

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John Elbridge Balch

Born 1891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1009449

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