Balls E L/Cpl 10/2077 1st Wellington Rifles New Zealand Expeditionary Force

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BALLS, EDMUND, L.-Corpl., No. 10/2077, 1st Battn. Wellington Rifles, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, s. of the late Henry Sykes Balls, by his wife, Rhoda Ann, dau. of William Sandry; b. Stratton, co. Cornwall, 19 Aug. 1880; educ. Newton Abbot Grammar School; went to New Zealand in 1905, and settled at Wellington as a Farmer; volunteered for foreign service, and enlisted in the Wellington Rifles in Feb. 1915; served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli; subsequently proceeded to France, and was killed in action at Belle Vue Farm on the Selle, 12 Oct. 1918. Buried in Briastre Cemetery; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Ballam R C Cpl 22977 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Ballam R C Cpl 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers

BALLAM, RICHARD CECIL, Corpl., No. 22977, 9th (Service) Battn. Princess Victoria’s (Royal Irish Fusiliers), yst. s. of Richard Ballam, of Richardstown, Dunleer, Coachman, by his wife, Sarah, dau. of Henry Shore Carlow, of Crettyard, Ireland; b. Salt Hill, co. Galway, 4 April, 1898; educ. Gortbratten Fornham; volunteered for active service, and enlisted in the Royal Irish Fusiliers 4 Nov. 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from May, 1917, until severely wounded at the Battle of Ypres 16 Aug. 1917, being employed as a First Class Signaller; returned to France in Sept. 1918, where he served with great gallantry until the armistice was signed, and died at No. 10 Stationary Hospital, Arnike, 5 Dec. following, of influenza. Buried in Turcoing Civilian Cemetery; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Ball W T Pte 5633 1st Leinster Regiment

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Ball W T Pte 5633 1st Leinster Regiment

BALL, WALTER THOMAS, Private, No. 5633, 1st Battn. (100th Foot) The Prince of Wales’s Leinster Regt. (Royal Canadians), s. of the late George Ball; b. London, S.E., 5 July, 1882; educ. Leo Street C.C. School there; enlisted in the Leinster Regt. 26 April, 1916; served with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Egypt from 2 Feb. 1917, and died at Alexandria 24 Nov. 1918, of malaria and bronchitis, contracted while on active service. Buried in the English Cemetery there. His Commanding Officer wrote: “Private W. T. Ball was a most excellent soldier, and always carried out his duties well and cheerfully. He is a great miss to the company, and I and many others are very sorry he was not spared to go home after such a long and creditable service.” He m. at Nunhead Baptist Chapel, 7 Oct. 1916, Florence Mary (33, Edric Road, New Cross, S.E.), dau. of Charles Papsworth, of Brighton; s.p.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Ball T Rfn 15th 41592 Royal Irish Rifles

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BALL, THOMAS, Rifleman, No. 41592, 15th (Service) Battn. The Royal Irish Rifles, s. of the late John Ball, of Ringstead; b. Ringstead, co. Northampton, 29 Dec. 1878; educ. Wesleyan Day Schools, Raunds; volunteered for active service, and enlisted in the Royal Irish Rifles 23 Oct. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and was killed in action by the explosion of a shell, at Gullinghem, near Courtrai, 15 Oct. 1918. Buried there. The Chaplain (whose servant he had been) wrote: “I was very fond of your husband, and he was very good to me. He was a most upright man, and a man of good principles. We were good friends, and he went with me everywhere I went. One day we got into a very tight corner, where there was a lot of heavy shelling; we got out safely in the end, but during it all Tom never lost his nerve, and was as brave and steady as he could be. That incident showed me his worth.”

He m. at the Parish Church, Keystone, 1 Jan. 1901, Charlotte (London Road, Wollaston), dau. of Thomas Cade, and had three sons: Harold, Leonard and Rowland.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Baldwin W F Lt DCM MC Royal Engineers

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Baldwin W F Lt DCM MC Royal Engineers

BALDWIN, WILLIAM FREDERICK, D.C.M., M.C., Temp. Lieut. (Acting Major), Royal Engineers, third s. of the late Harry Baldwin, of Colvestone Crescent, Dalston, London, N., and eldest s. of Ada Mary Baldwin, of Wharfedale, Albert Terrace, Margate: b. 3 Jan. 1895; was educ. at Margate College. He enlisted as a Sapper in the Royal Engineers 2 Sept. 1914, and served in France and Flanders with the Expeditionary Force from the following July, and was wounded in the Battle of Loos. He was gazetted 2nd Lieut., 7th Field Coy., Royal Engineers, in Dec. 1915; promoted Lieut. in Oct. 1917, Capt. in March, 1918, and made Acting Major 18 April, and was killed in action at the Battle of the Aisne on 27 May following. His Colonel wrote: “His loss is deeply regretted by his company, in which he served a considerable time in the field and with which he did most brilliant work.” He was awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French Government for distinguished service in the Battle of Loos [London Gazette, 25 Feb. 1916], and also received the Distinguished Conduct Medal [London Gazette, 14 Jan. 1916]. Major Baldwin was also awarded the Military Cross [London Gazette, 21 Sept. 1918], “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in handling his company at short notice, and with limited means at his disposal, he successfully completed a long line of posts during the night and held them until fully manned by other troops. His coolness and gallant conduct in action was most marked. Though often working with tired troops he invariably got a great deal of work done, and was always ready to deal efficiently with changing situations.”

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Baldwin E L Cpl MM 241590 5th East Lancs Regiment

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BALDWIN, ERNEST, M.M., L.-Corpl., No. 241590, 1/5th (Territorial) Battn. The East Lancashire Regt., s. of Bolton Baldwin, of 44, Grey Street, Burnley, by his wife, Ada, dau. of Henry Riley; b. Burnley, co. Lancaster, 6 May, 1897; educ. St. Andrew’s School: was a Carter and Butcher’s Man; volunteered for active service, and joined the 5th East Lancashire Regt. 20 June, 1915; served with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Egypt from March, 1916; proceeded to France with his battalion in Feb. 1917, and was killed in action at Hautmont 8 Nov. 1918. Buried in Hautmont Communal Cemetery. He was awarded the Military Medal, for conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty at Nieuport 5 Nov. 1917; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Baldwin A A Lt 5th Loyal North Lancs Regiment

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Baldwin A A Lt 5th Loyal North Lancs Regiment

BALDWIN, ALLEN AQUILA, Lieut., 2/5th (Territorial) Battn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regt., eldest s. of the late Dr. Aquila Baldwin, of Birmingham, by his wife, Amanda Mary, dau. of George E. Allen, of Birmingham, Jeweller; b. Birmingham, co. Warwick, 7 Jan. 1887; educ. High School there, and Malvern College; was trained at the Inns of Court, London, and Berkhampsted, 1915; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Loyal North Lancashire Regt. 1 Jan. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Feb. 1917, and was killed in action at Kemmel Hill 26 April, 1918. Buried where he fell. He m. in London, 15 Jan. 1918, Artye, dau. of Charles William Crouch, of Hastings, and had a dau.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Baldock S T Pte 5050 2nd Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment

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ALDOCK, STEPHEN THOMAS, Private, No. 5050, The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regt.), 2nd s. of Charles Henry Baldock, of 4, Woodland Villas, Pembury; b. Brenchley, co. Kent, 1891; educ. Lamberhurst; volunteered for active service, and enlisted in the Royal West Kent Regt. 20 Dec. 1914: served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders; was severely wounded in May, 1915, and invalided home; on recovery, proceeded to Mesopotamia in Feb. 1916, and was killed in action there 28 Oct. 1918. Buried where he fell; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Baldie G Pte 319142 Labour Corps

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BALDIE, G., Private, No. 319142, Labour Corps, s. of the late William Baldie, of Largo, co. Fife; b. Lower Largo, co. Nottingham, 13 Dec. 1890: educ. there; volunteered for active service, and joined the 3/5th Royal Scots 17 Sept. 1915; was transferred to the Labour Corps in Rutlandshire in 1916, and died at Berwick 9 Dec. 1918, of heart failure, contracted while on service. Buried at Hawick. He m. at Edinburgh, 24 Oct. 1915, Kate (2. Langlands Road, Hawick), dau. of the late G. Thorburn; s.p.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Balbirnie J V E 2nd Lt 23rd Royal Fusiliers

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Balbirnie J V E 2nd Lt 23rd Royal Fusiliers

BALBIRNIE, JOHN VICTOR ELPHINSTONE, 2nd Lieut., 23rd (Service) Battn. The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.), only surv. s. of the late Hugh De Vaux Balbirnie, Doctor of Medicine, by his wife, Rosa Katherine, dau, of the late Squire Heaton, of Sheffield: b. Upper-thorpe, Sheffield, co. York, 30 May, 1887; edue. Central Secondary School, Sheffield; was in the Sheffield Banking Company, Ltd..; volunteered for active service, and joined the 31st Royal Fusiliers in Feb. 1916; served in 6th and 32nd Royal Fusiliers from Oct. 1916; trained in the 15th (Artists’ Rifles) Officers’ Cadet Battn. at Romford in Sept. 1917; received a commission 51st (Grad.) Battn. (Newmarket) and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. Royal Fusiliers in Jan. 1918; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Sept. 1916, till July, 1917, also from Aug. 1918, and was killed in action between Daignes and the Canal du Nord 7 Sept. 1918. Buried where he fell, near the village of Dernicourt.

His Commanding Officer wrote: ” He fell when most gallantly leading forward his men. He was such a promising officer, a great favourite with us all, and we miss him so much,” and a brother officer “…..This caused a check, and your husband, upon getting to know what had happened, immediately took entire charge, and urged the men to proceed. He, too, exposed himself, and was shot through the head, and killed instantly ……your husband’s death was caused by his devotion to duty, and by his prompt action he kept up the morale of the remaining men.”

He m. at Sheffield, 26 Dec. 1917, Isabella Elizabeth (2, Ashgate Road, Sheffield), dau. of the late Thomas (and Elizabeth) MacDonald, of Liverpool, and had a son, John Patrick Elphinstone, b. 3 Feb. 1919.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5