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Melbourne Victoria [3]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Omeo Victoria [2]

Antrim [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Beaudesert Queensland [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Durham [1]

Durham England [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

England [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1]

Heathcote Victoria [1]

Kirkmanhoe, Dumfriesshire [1]

Mackay Queensland [1]

Melrose [1]

Newcastle upon Tyne [1]

Prescot, Lancashire, England [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Reedy Creek Victoria [1]

Selkirk, Ottawa [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [138]

Gunner [19]

Driver [16]

Corporal [14]

Sapper [10]

Serjeant [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Bombardier [2]

Pioneer [2]

Brigade [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Royal Engineers [21]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Labour Corps [13]

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

London Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1/2nd Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

1/4th Royal Highlanders [1]

10th Hussars [1]

2nd Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps (Canteens) [1]

Service

British Army [217]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [278]

Contribution

Military Service [270]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [278] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [3] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Omeo Victoria [2] Antrim [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Beaudesert Queensland [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Durham [1] Durham England [1] Durham, Durham [1] England [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1] Heathcote Victoria [1] Kirkmanhoe, Dumfriesshire [1] Mackay Queensland [1] Melrose [1] Newcastle upon Tyne [1] Prescot, Lancashire, England [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Reedy Creek Victoria [1] Selkirk, Ottawa [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [138] Gunner [19] Driver [16] Corporal [14] Sapper [10] Serjeant [9] Lance Corporal [8] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Bombardier [2] Pioneer [2] Brigade [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [23] Royal Engineers [21] Liverpool Regiment [14] Labour Corps [13] Army Service Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] South Lancashire Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Border Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] London Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Corps of Hussars [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Scots [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1/2nd Monmouthshire Regiment [1] 1/4th Royal Highlanders [1] 10th Hussars [1] 2nd Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps (Canteens) [1]

Service

British Army [217] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Australian Imperial Force [14] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [278]

Contribution

Military Service [270] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Fred Balmer

Died 1916

British Army 18351 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 11th Bn.

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Robert Balmer

Born 1902

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288288

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John Balmer

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305714

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William E Balmer

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187000

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Harold Frederick Balmer

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 74156

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William Balmer

Born 1871

Died 1920

British Army 3495 Colour Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Robert George Balmer

Australian Imperial Force N74302

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John Balmer

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army S/14973 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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William Balmer

Died 1918

British Army 3900 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 241515 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Edward Balmer

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 41158 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 41158 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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John Balmer

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 12209 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 12209 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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William Balmer

Born 1884

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 12963

Canadian Expeditionary Force 12963 Private Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Ronald Balmer

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182517

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James Balmer

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 10486 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Balmer

Died 1914

British Army 9039 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 9039 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Edmund Balmer

Died 1916

British Army 11791 Serjeant South Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 11791 Serjeant South Lancashire Regiment

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Harry Allen Norman Balmer

Australian Imperial Force 3987

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Archibald Balmer

Australian Imperial Force 4196

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Thomas James Balmer

Australian Imperial Force 3777

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Wilmott Hanson Balmer

Australian Imperial Force 366

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