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Brisbane Queensland [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Dover, Kent [4]

Lake, Isle of Wight [4]

Gatton Queensland [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London England [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Rochester, Kent [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Cavendish, Suffolk [2]

Dalston, London [2]

Egerton, Kent [2]

Grays, Essex [2]

Hackney, Middlesex [2]

Leicester [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Limehouse, London [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Mortlake, Surrey [2]

Narrabri New South Wales [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Paddock Wood, Kent [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Whitechurch, Hampshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Barns Green, Sussex [1]

Basing Union, Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battle, Sussex [1]

Bedford [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belgrave, Leicester [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bowraville New South Wales [1]

Brede [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Brighton [1]

Burnley, Lancashire, England [1]

Bury Lancashire [1]

Bury, Lancs [1]

Rank

Private [570]

Gunner [73]

Driver [58]

Corporal [47]

Serjeant [35]

Sapper [27]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Lance Corporal [21]

Captain [16]

Acting Corporal [13]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Major [9]

Pioneer [9]

Rifleman [6]

Bombardier [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Commander [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Quarter Master [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chaplain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [94]

Army Service Corps [79]

Royal Engineers [67]

Labour Corps [62]

London Regiment [52]

Royal Garrison Artillery [36]

Royal Fusiliers [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [31]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

Worcestershire Regiment [29]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

Hampshire Regiment [24]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [21]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20]

The Queen's Regiment [20]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [18]

Leicestershire Regiment [15]

East Kent Regiment [14]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12]

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Training Reserve [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Military Mounted Police [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Service

British Army [884]

Royal Navy [120]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [59]

Australian Imperial Force [45]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

B [1205]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1178]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

Gibraltar [1]

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Brisbane Queensland [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Dover, Kent [4] Lake, Isle of Wight [4] Gatton Queensland [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London England [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Rochester, Kent [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Ashford, Kent [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Cavendish, Suffolk [2] Dalston, London [2] Egerton, Kent [2] Grays, Essex [2] Hackney, Middlesex [2] Leicester [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Limehouse, London [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Mortlake, Surrey [2] Narrabri New South Wales [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Paddock Wood, Kent [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Whitechurch, Hampshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Barns Green, Sussex [1] Basing Union, Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Battle, Sussex [1] Bedford [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belgrave, Leicester [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bowraville New South Wales [1] Brede [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Brighton [1] Burnley, Lancashire, England [1] Bury Lancashire [1] Bury, Lancs [1]

Rank

Private [570] Gunner [73] Driver [58] Corporal [47] Serjeant [35] Sapper [27] Second Lieutenant [22] Lance Corporal [21] Captain [16] Acting Corporal [13] Lieutenant [11] Acting Serjeant [10] Major [9] Pioneer [9] Rifleman [6] Bombardier [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Commander [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Transport Corporal [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Quarter Master [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Stoker 1st Class [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Blacksmith [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chaplain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [94] Army Service Corps [79] Royal Engineers [67] Labour Corps [62] London Regiment [52] Royal Garrison Artillery [36] Royal Fusiliers [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [31] Machine Gun Corps [29] Worcestershire Regiment [29] Middlesex Regiment [25] Hampshire Regiment [24] King's Royal Rifle Corps [21] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20] The Queen's Regiment [20] Royal Berkshire Regiment [18] Leicestershire Regiment [15] East Kent Regiment [14] Rifle Brigade [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12] Royal Sussex Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] East Surrey Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Norfolk Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Training Reserve [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Military Mounted Police [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Service

British Army [884] Royal Navy [120] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70] Canadian Expeditionary Force [59] Australian Imperial Force [45] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

B [1205] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1178] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [28] Gibraltar [1]

Arthur John Ballard

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 44934 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 21st Division

British Army 140 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 44934 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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James Frank Ballard

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 8245 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8245 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Gladys Kate Ballard

Born 1895

Died 1967

British Army 837 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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John Richard Ballard

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 15175 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 10th Battalion

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William Charles Ballard

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy RMA/8600 Serjeant Royal Marine Artillery Royal Marines Artillery Headquarters Eastney

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John Edward Ballard

Born 1873

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261193

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William Ballard

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 8191 Lance Corporal Suffolk Regiment

British Army 8191 Lance Corporal Suffolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8191 Private Suffolk Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Ballard

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 13202 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 13202 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Willard Ballard

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army G/2610 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/2610 Colour Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Battalion

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William Ballard

Born 1896

British Army 2232 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 911033 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 2232 Driver Royal Field Artillery - Territorial Force 3rd Home Counties (CP) Brigade

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Guy Ballard

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 26563 Private Leicestershire Regiment 9th Battalion.

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John Ballard

Born 1900

British Army G-23921 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/23921 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1/4th

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Walter Ballard

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 8/2453 Rifleman Hampshire Regiment 1/8th Battalion

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Ernest Ballard

Died 1915

British Army 4114 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Albert Ballard

Died 1920

British Army 6221 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Ballard

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189064

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Harold Edward Ballard

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68483

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George Robert Ballard

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57014

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Sydney George Ballard

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 3143 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles) 6th Battalion

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Thomas Ballard

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 241184 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 241184 Private Middlesex Regiment 23rd Bn.

British Army 4407

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