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Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [7]

Norwich, Norfolk [7]

Colchester, Essex [4]

Cromer, Norfolk [4]

Yarmouth, Norfolk [4]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [3]

Beccles, Suffolk [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Gorleston, Norfolk [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Ardleigh, Essex [1]

Blofield, Norfolk [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Buckenham, Norfolk [1]

Burham, Norfolk, England [1]

Burnham Market, Norfolk [1]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Caister on Sea, Norfolk [1]

Canning Mills, Western Australia [1]

Cannington, Western Australia [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Darcham, Suffolk [1]

Darsham, Suffolk [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Egham, Surrey. [1]

Farningham, Kent [1]

Freckenham, Mildenhall, Suffolk [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1]

Great Yarmouth, Suffolk [1]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

Hebburn, Durham, England [1]

Holkham, Norfolk. [1]

Holloway, Middlesex [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Irstead North Walsham Norfolk [1]

Isleham, Cambs [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Lincolnshire [1]

Little Bentley, Colchester, Essex [1]

Moreton, Essex [1]

Norfolk [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Norwich Norfolk [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Rank

Private [296]

Gunner [43]

Serjeant [23]

Driver [21]

Corporal [19]

Sapper [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Trooper [2]

1st Class Petty Officer [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Corporal Sapper [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineman [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Mate [1]

Musician [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [49]

Suffolk Regiment [45]

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Royal Engineers [24]

Army Service Corps [21]

Essex Regiment [21]

London Regiment [21]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northumberland Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Tank Corps [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

2nd Life Guards [2]

Air raid victim, London [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [433]

Royal Navy [61]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [560]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [541]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

India [1]

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People [561] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [7] Norwich, Norfolk [7] Colchester, Essex [4] Cromer, Norfolk [4] Yarmouth, Norfolk [4] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [3] Beccles, Suffolk [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Gorleston, Norfolk [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Ardleigh, Essex [1] Blofield, Norfolk [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Buckenham, Norfolk [1] Burham, Norfolk, England [1] Burnham Market, Norfolk [1] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Caister on Sea, Norfolk [1] Canning Mills, Western Australia [1] Cannington, Western Australia [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Darcham, Suffolk [1] Darsham, Suffolk [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Egham, Surrey. [1] Farningham, Kent [1] Freckenham, Mildenhall, Suffolk [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1] Great Yarmouth, Suffolk [1] Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] Hebburn, Durham, England [1] Holkham, Norfolk. [1] Holloway, Middlesex [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Irstead North Walsham Norfolk [1] Isleham, Cambs [1] Kensington, London [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Lincolnshire [1] Little Bentley, Colchester, Essex [1] Moreton, Essex [1] Norfolk [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] Norwich Norfolk [1] Paddington, London [1]

Rank

Private [296] Gunner [43] Serjeant [23] Driver [21] Corporal [19] Sapper [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [7] Lieutenant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Trooper [2] 1st Class Petty Officer [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Chief Armourer [1] Corporal Sapper [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineman [1] Flight Officer [1] Leading Seaman [1] Mate [1] Musician [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [49] Suffolk Regiment [45] Royal Field Artillery [41] Labour Corps [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Royal Engineers [24] Army Service Corps [21] Essex Regiment [21] London Regiment [21] Machine Gun Corps [18] Royal Fusiliers [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] East Surrey Regiment [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] East Kent Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Cambridgeshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northumberland Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal Naval Division [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Tank Corps [3] West Riding Regiment [3] 2nd Life Guards [2] Air raid victim, London [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [433] Royal Navy [61] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [560] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [541] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12] India [1]

E E Balls

British Army 159928 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army P17350 Gunner Military Foot Police

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William G Balls

British Army 132114 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Ernest Balls

British Army 35277 EX23786 Private Labour Corps Ex Wiltshire Regiment

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Edward Gordon Balls

British Army SR3814 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 278814 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Samuel C Balls

British Army 92414 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Cecil Balls

British Army 995 Lance Serjeant Essex Regiment essex regiment 4th Battalion

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Frederick J Balls

British Army 204519 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army GS/81319 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John Charles Balls

British Army SS/12165 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Charles Balls

British Army 54467 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 231130 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 54742 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Robert J Balls

British Army 371298 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 542171 Private Labour Corps

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Gordon H Balls

British Army T/19186 Driver Headquarters Company Lahore Army Service Corps

British Army T/19186 Acting Corporal Headquarters Company Lahore Army Service Corps

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Alfred Edward Balls

British Army SE22945 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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George Balls

British Army 16769 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 139043 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 70720 Private Suffolk Regiment

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James William Balls

British Army 33081 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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Horace W Balls

British Army 147564 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Balls

British Army 7598 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 7508 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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C L Balls

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Marines

British Army Captain Royal Army Service Corps

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Lawrence J Balls

British Army P/1567 Private Military Foot Police

British Army 50178 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Charles A Balls

British Army 1054 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 875163 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Benjamin Balls

British Army 43000 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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