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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]

Richard John Ballard

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 8/1829 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 205455 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Sidney Nelson Ballard

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 9046 Lance Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 9046 Transport Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Charles Henry Ballard

Born 1885

Died 1914

Royal Navy 215387 Able Seaman HMS Monmouth

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Hori Hale Ballard

Born 1899

Died 1971

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieutenant

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Charles Frederick Ballard

Born 1879

Died 1915

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Commander H.M.S. "Formidable"

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David Dickson Ballard

Born 1876

Died 1915

Royal Navy ES 230 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 230ES Engineman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler

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Thomas William Ballard

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army 19492 Private Cheshire Regiment 15th Battalion.

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Richard William Ballard

Born 1888

Died 1963

British Army 1835 Serjeant Dragoon Guards

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James Albert Ballard

Born 1894

Died 1987

British Army 1115 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment 1/8th Battalion

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Colin Robert Ballard

Born 1869

Died 1941

British Army Acting Corporal Norfolk Regiment

British Army Major Norfolk Regiment

British Army Brevet Colonel Norfolk Regiment

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Arthur L Ballard

Died 1915

British Army 16872 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 2 Battalion

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James Ballard

Born 1867

Died 1917

British Army 2448 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Maurice Edward Ballard

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 200204 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army S/41893 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Thomas Harold Ballard

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 14320 Private Royal Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

British Army GS/14320 Private Royal Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

British Army 14320 Private Royal Fusiliers

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George Ballard

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 4/2672 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Frank Ernest Ballard

Born 1892

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 23/1545 Wellington Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Godfrey Adolphus Ballard

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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Robert George Ballard

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 346630(Po) Blacksmith H.M.S. "Hampshire"

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Claude Ballard

Died 1918

British Army S/20035 Private 7th Cameron Highlanders

British Army 26527 K.L.C.D.

British Army S/20035 Private Cameron Highlanders 5th Battalion

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John Henry Ballard

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 5922 Private 3rd Coldstream Guards

British Army 942 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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