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Bannister E F Dvr M2/019855 Army Service Corps

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Bannister E F Dvr Army Service Corps

Bannister Ernest F Dvr M2/019855  Army Service Corps

Of Watford

Source : The Vivid 6th Mar 1915

To France 22nd Dec 1914

Wounded. Report Date 11th Mar 1918. 

Entitled to wear a Wound Stripe.

Attained the rank of Sergeant.

Died Apr 1934 in Watford. Aged 56.

Bambrough H W Pte 22184 12th Durham Light Infantry

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Bambrough H Pte Durham Light Infantry

Bambrough Herbert William Pte 22184 12th Durham Light Infantry

Of Killamarsh

Source : The Vivid 17th Apr 1915

Born 1886 in Thornaby-On-Tees

Married Winifred Fretwell 28th Dec 1912

Killed In Action 17th Jul 1916 Age 30

Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial France  Pier and Face 14 A and 15 C.

Husband of Winifred Evan (formerly Bambrough), of Netherthorpe Lane, Killamarsh, Sheffield.

 

Ball V H S Gnr 308164 Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ball V H S Gnr Royal Garrison Artillery

Ball Vernon Herbert Stanley Gnr 308164 Royal Garrison Artillery Lancashire Heavy Brigade

Of Liverpool

Source : The Vivid 20th Mar 1915

Born 18th Sep 1887 Liverpool

Enlisted in the Royal Garrison Artillery

Awarded British War Medal an Victory Medal

1939 Was Working As An Electric Sub Station Attendant

Died Mar 1957 Aged 69

Ball H V Pte 3/5643 6th Duke Of Cornwall’s Light Infantry

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Ball H Pte Duke Of Cornwall’s Light Infantry

Ball Harold Vanderbilt Pte 3/5643 6th Duke Of Cornwall’s Light Infantry

Of Dubbers (Dubbers Pit Near Karslake, Cornwall)

Source : The Vivid 24th Apr 1915

Born 25th Dec 1898 (DOB on enlistment given as 1896) Parents Samuel and Mary Ball

Enlisted 28th Aug 1914 Age 15

To France 16th Dec 1914

Wounded  (Report Date 23rd  Nov 1915)

Gun Shot Wound Left Leg, Compound Fracture Left Femur

Gun Shot Wound Left Fore Arm

Entitled to wear a Wound Stripe.

Awarded Silver War Badge No 163059

Discharged 23rd Apr 1917

Address 4, Stephen’s Row, Mt Charles, St Austell, Cornwall.

Married Dorothy C A Stark Redruth, Cornwall Jan 1919

Died 23rd July 1970

Baldry J B Pte 16628 3rd Grenadier Guards

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Baldry J Pte Grenadier Guards

Baldry J B Pte 16628 3rd Grenadier Guards

Of Nottingham

Source : The Vivid 10th Apr 1915

Born 12th May 1895 Nottingham

Occupation Coal Miner

Enlisted 7th Aug 1913 Grenadier Guards

Wounded, Report Date 2nd Nov 1916

Wounded, Report Date 8th Aug 1917

Wounded, Report Date 8th Jan 1918

Entitled to wear  3 Wound Stripes. The terms of this award being met by being named on the wounded list.

Deserter or Absentee from His Majesty’s Service Offence Date 24th Nov 1918, Chelsea, London.

Listed as deserted 9th Jan 1919

Discharged 18th Sep 1919. Disability – Gun Shot Wound Left Arm

Married Florence Smith Oct 1919

Died Nov 1951 Nottingham

Baker T E Pte 11957 2nd Kings Royal Rifle Corps

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Baker T E Pte Kings Royal Rifle Corps

Baker Thomas Edward Pte 11957 2nd Kings Royal Rifle Corps

Of Ashtead, Surrey.

Source : The Vivid 27th Mar 1915

To France 29th Nov 1914

Listed as “Wounded” on the Casualty List issued by the War Office from 19th January 1915.

This man was entitled to wear a “Wound Stripe” as authorised under Army Order 204 of 6th July 1916. The terms of this award being met by their naming in this list.

Transferred to 1st Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (20699) attached No.3 Lines of Communication Signal Section

Awarded 1914 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and India General Service Medal with Afghanistan, North-West Frontier 1919 claps.