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

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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 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.

Bagnall C A Tpr L/7428 5th Lancers

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Bagnall Charles Albert Tpr L/7428 5th Lancers

Of Poplar

Source : The Vivid 17th April 1915

Born 9th Mar 1881 Camberwell, London.

Married Florence Marian Speering 31st May 1903 Camberwell, London.

To France 12th Nov 1914

Discharged 6th Feb 1919

Badger E Sergt 12364 1st Notts And Derby Regiment

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Pte Edward Badger 12364 1st Notts And Derby Regiment

Of Sheffield

Source : The Vivid 27th Mar 1915

To France 28th Nov 1914

Attained rank of Sergt

Listed as “Wounded” on the Casualty List issued by the War Office from the 4th February 1915.

Wounded (Septic and synovitis knee) 23rd Jul 1918

Austin O Pte 241 Royal Marine Artillery

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Austin Oliver Pte 241 Royal Marine Artillery

Source : The Vivid 10th Apr 1915

Born 5th Nov 1893 Hove, Brighton, Sussex. Parents Jesse and Lucy Austin.

Enlisted on 20th Dec 1914 in Royal Marine Artillery. Served with Anti-Aircraft Brigade.

To France 26th Jul 1917

Wounded 26th Oct 1918. Evacuated to England 4th Nov 1918.

Demobilised 28th Feb 1919.