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Hackney, London [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

42 New Village Brantham Manningtree, Essex [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

East Tuddenham, Norfolk [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1]

Hawker South Australia [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Leyton, London [1]

Little Bowden [1]

Liverpool [1]

London England [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Maryborough Victoria [1]

Mimosa New South Wales [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Saint Germans, Norfolk [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Rank

Private [69]

Corporal [13]

Sapper [9]

Gunner [8]

Driver [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Royal Engineers [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

London Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

1st West Riding Regiment Territorial Force [1]

3rd Battalion [1]

7th Dragoon Guards [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) [1]

Canadian Railway Troops [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General List West African Field Force [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps Engineering Company ex Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1]

Norfolk Yeomanry [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Service

British Army [120]

Royal Navy [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [168]

Contribution

Military Service [167]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Hackney, London [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] 42 New Village Brantham Manningtree, Essex [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Deal, Kent [1] East Tuddenham, Norfolk [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1] Hawker South Australia [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Leyton, London [1] Little Bowden [1] Liverpool [1] London England [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Maryborough Victoria [1] Mimosa New South Wales [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Peckham, London [1] Saint Germans, Norfolk [1] Shoreditch, London [1]

Rank

Private [69] Corporal [13] Sapper [9] Gunner [8] Driver [7] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant Temporary Serjeant Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [12] Labour Corps [11] Norfolk Regiment [10] Royal Engineers [10] Army Service Corps [9] London Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] 1st West Riding Regiment Territorial Force [1] 3rd Battalion [1] 7th Dragoon Guards [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) [1] Canadian Railway Troops [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] General List West African Field Force [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps Engineering Company ex Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1] Norfolk Yeomanry [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1] Royal Air Force [1]

Service

British Army [120] Royal Navy [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [168]

Contribution

Military Service [167] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Canada [1]

Frank Percy Bales

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 14601 Private Suffolk Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 14601 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Stanley Alfred Bales

Born 1893

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 115335

Canadian Expeditionary Force 115335 Corporal Canadian Railway Troops

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Alfred Benjamin Bales

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 436662

Canadian Expeditionary Force 436662 Private Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) 49th Battalion.

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Clifford William Bales

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 16951 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Russell William Bales

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 6142 Suffolk Regiment

British Army 202826 Private Suffolk Regiment 11th

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Dennis Bales

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 75623 Gunner Royal Field Artillery Trench Mortar Battery

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John Thomas Bales

Born 1884

Died 1920

Royal Navy Z.X/525 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Division

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Harry Bales

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72180

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Harold Bales

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 2670 Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders

British Army 112191 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 112191 Corporal Royal Engineers 3rd Battalion, Special Brigade

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H Bales

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 12049 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Frederick Oswald Bales

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79898

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James Montague Malcolm Bales

Born 1889

Died 1920

British Army Captain Wiltshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Captain Wiltshire Regiment

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Charles Joseph Bales

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213019

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George Thomas Bales

Australian Imperial Force 6701

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Theodore Alfred Herbert Bales

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 3115 Private Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars

British Army 42044 Private Reserve Regiment of Cavalry 5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

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Frederick Stanley Bales

Australian Imperial Force 3764

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John Bales

Died 1918

British Army 43229 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Thomas Bales

Died 1916

British Army 6253 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Ernest Bales

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 6679 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6679 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Ernest Bales

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 11153 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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