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Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Christchurch, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Leyton, London [1]

Liverpool [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Newington, South London [1]

Wandsworth [1]

Weston super Mare, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [46]

Corporal [5]

Serjeant [5]

Driver [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Gunner [3]

Sapper [3]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Captain [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Havildar [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Sepoy [1]

Serjeant/Fitter [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [9]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Labour Corps [5]

London Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

1/2nd Gurkha Rifles [1]

14th Royal Canadian Regiment [1]

15th Canadian Field Hospital [Duchess of Connaught Red Cross Hospital, Taplow] [1]

15th Hussars [1]

2nd Rhodesia Regiment [1]

3rd Hussars [1]

6th King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

99th Infantry [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS OPAL [1]

HMS Opal [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

North Irish Horse [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

South African Infantry Brigade [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [71]

Royal Navy [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [100]

Contribution

Military Service [99]

Merchant Navy [1]

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Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Dorchester, Dorset [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Christchurch, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Deptford, London [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Leyton, London [1] Liverpool [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Newington, South London [1] Wandsworth [1] Weston super Mare, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [46] Corporal [5] Serjeant [5] Driver [4] Lance Corporal [4] Gunner [3] Sapper [3] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Captain [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Havildar [1] Leading Stoker [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Sepoy [1] Serjeant/Fitter [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [9] Hampshire Regiment [8] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Army Service Corps [5] Labour Corps [5] London Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] 1/2nd Gurkha Rifles [1] 14th Royal Canadian Regiment [1] 15th Canadian Field Hospital [Duchess of Connaught Red Cross Hospital, Taplow] [1] 15th Hussars [1] 2nd Rhodesia Regiment [1] 3rd Hussars [1] 6th King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] 99th Infantry [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS OPAL [1] HMS Opal [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Military Mounted Police [1] North Irish Horse [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Scottish Rifles [1] South African Infantry Brigade [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [71] Royal Navy [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [100]

Contribution

Military Service [99] Merchant Navy [1]

Henry William Ballam

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army L/7750 Serjeant East Surrey Regiment

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George Arthur Percy Ballam

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69550

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Leonard Ballam

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227164

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Ernest Edward Ballam

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33927

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George Lawrence Ballam

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230613

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Trevor Christopher Ballam

Died 1917

British Army R/16360 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Joseph Charles Ballam

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240096

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Ernest George Ballam

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266815

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George Samuel Ballam

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 5705 Private London Regiment 24th lond Battalion

British Army 722576 Private London Regiment 24th lond Battalion

British Army 722576 Private London Regiment

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Alfred Ballam

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 124247 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Walter E Ballam

Died 1917

British Army 61037 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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K Ballam

Died 1917

British Army 11808 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Ballam

Died 1916

British Army 10930 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 10930 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army 10930 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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James John Ballam

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 61560 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur George Ballam

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 3031 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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George H Ballam

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166096

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George Ballam

Born 1889

Died 1914

Royal Navy K6060 Stoker 1st Class HMS Good Hope

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Reginald Charles Ballam

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy M2689

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Michael Benjamin Ballam

Australian Imperial Force 4640

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Jesse Ballam

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy K8073 Leading Stoker HMS Opal

Royal Navy K8073 Stoker 1st Class HMS OPAL

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