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Brisbane Queensland [2]

Elmore Victoria [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Tunbridge Wells [2]

Alford, Lincolnshire [1]

Blakeney [1]

Blakeney, Norfolk [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Clapton, London [1]

East Dereham England [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Gunnedah New South Wales [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Islington, London [1]

Katandra Victoria [1]

Kent [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Marungi Victoria [1]

New Southgate, London [1]

New Southgate, Middlesex [1]

Ranley Louth [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Stalybridge, Cheshire [1]

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Winchester [1]

Rank

Private [64]

Gunner [8]

Corporal [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [4]

Driver [3]

Pioneer [3]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 5th Class [1]

Aircraft Mechanic [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Instructor [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [10]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

London Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Pay Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1/113th Infantry [1]

1/113th Infantry Indian Army [1]

113th Infantry [1]

11th Hussars attached Sultan of Morocco's Forces [1]

13th Hussars [1]

13th Hussars attached Sultan of Morocco's Forces [1]

19th Hussars [1]

4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Border Regiment [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [102]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Royal Navy [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [137]

Contribution

Military Service [135]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

China [1]

Morocco [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [137] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brisbane Queensland [2] Elmore Victoria [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Tunbridge Wells [2] Alford, Lincolnshire [1] Blakeney [1] Blakeney, Norfolk [1] Camberwell, London [1] Clapton, London [1] East Dereham England [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Gunnedah New South Wales [1] Holloway, London [1] Islington, London [1] Katandra Victoria [1] Kent [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Marungi Victoria [1] New Southgate, London [1] New Southgate, Middlesex [1] Ranley Louth [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Stalybridge, Cheshire [1] Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Winchester [1]

Rank

Private [64] Gunner [8] Corporal [5] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [4] Driver [3] Pioneer [3] Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 5th Class [1] Aircraft Mechanic [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Instructor [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [10] Labour Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] London Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Service Corps [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Pay Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1/113th Infantry [1] 1/113th Infantry Indian Army [1] 113th Infantry [1] 11th Hussars attached Sultan of Morocco's Forces [1] 13th Hussars [1] 13th Hussars attached Sultan of Morocco's Forces [1] 19th Hussars [1] 4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Border Regiment [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [102] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [11] Royal Navy [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [137]

Contribution

Military Service [135] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3] China [1] Morocco [1] South Africa [1]

Thomas Harry Balding

Born 1879

Died 1950

Other Empire Force Instructor Moroccan Army Secondment Shereeefian Cavalry

Other Empire Force Commander Moroccan Army Secondment Shereeefian Cavalry

British Army 3986 Lance Corporal 13th Hussars

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Harry Balding

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 241832 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 5th Battalion

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Frank Balding

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 14220 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 10207 Corporal Army Pay Corps

British Army Manchester Regiment 24th Battalion

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Alfred John Balding

Died 1917

British Army 13055 Private Manchester Regiment

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James Balding

Died 1916

British Army 4277 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 4277 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Henry Charles Balding

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85663

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Thomas Henry Balding

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214009

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Charles James Balding

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97207

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Frank Johnson Balding

Born 1876

Died 1951

British Army R4/087597 Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 10207 Corporal Royal Army Pay Corps

British Army 14220 Manchester Regiment 24th Battalion

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Ernest Balding

Died 1916

British Army 4140 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Frederick Benjamin Balding

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4766

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Aircraft Mechanic

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Michael Balding

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 2270 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 22704 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Jonathan T Balding

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 2656 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William West Balding

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army S/18680 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/18680 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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John William Balding

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298259

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Richard George Balding

Australian Imperial Force 55327

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Gerald Balding

Australian Imperial Force 51

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George J Balding

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 40001 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Reginald Norman Balding

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment

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Charles Balding

Died 1918

British Army 8998 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 16759 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 16759 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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