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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]

John H Ballard

British Army 27166 Private Grenadier Guards

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Albert E Ballard

British Army 2482 Private Rifle Brigade

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Arthur Ballard

British Army 69844 Driver Royal Field Artillery 38th Brigade

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William Harry Ballard

British Army 1/1539 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Alfred J Ballard

British Army TR 8/17890 Hampshire Regiment

British Army 31464 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Stephen Edward Ballard

British Army 60586 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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George Ballard

British Army 524061 Private Labour Corps

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Walter Ballard

British Army 9358 Acting Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 297542 Acting Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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Robert G Ballard

British Army 128225 Acting Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Mark H Ballard

British Army 8957 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 17845 Private Machine Gun Corps

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A J Ballard

British Army G/6312 Private East Kent Regiment

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Benjamin Ballard

British Army 2467 Private Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 2467 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Robert E Ballard

British Army 1361 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 727714 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

British Army 960588 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

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Charles Ballard

British Army 30768 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Martin Ballard

British Army 221297 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Richard H Ballard

British Army 500006 Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 500006 Temporary Serjeant Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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Edward L Ballard

British Army M2/133070 Private Army Service Corps

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Wilson Ballard

British Army 58260 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Albert E Ballard

British Army 233236 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Robert G Ballard

British Army L/8798 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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