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Norfolk / Re: BALLARD Burial
« on: Monday 03 April 23 14:31 BST (UK)  »
You will doubtless have found this by now but in the parish register of Gorleston with Southtown, Suffolk the entry appears as follows

James Alderton Ballard Senr of Yarmouth aged 49 buried Oct 20th
James Alderton Ballard junior of Yarmouth aged 19 buried Oct 20th
Henry Wigg of Gorleston aged 33 buried Oct 20th
Banjamin Angel of Gorleston aged 37 Oct 24th
Side note in register "These four were lost in the Ranger Cutter"

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World War One / Re: 8th Royal Irish Hussars Soldier's Records
« on: Monday 17 October 22 17:52 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: ShaunJ on Monday 17 October 22 15:54 BST (UK)
PoW records for Leonard, from the Red Cross:

https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/3665059/3/2/

https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/List/3665059/698/22061/

https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/List/3665059/698/25313/

https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/List/3665059/698/30319/

Very many thanks for taking the time to find these I appreciate it.

Paul

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World War One / Re: 8th Royal Irish Hussars Soldier's Records
« on: Monday 17 October 22 14:52 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Shaun.

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World War One / 8th Royal Irish Hussars Soldier's Records
« on: Monday 17 October 22 14:37 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

I have been researching a father & son who were both in the 8th Royal Irish Hussars & both received "Pip", "Squeak" & "Wilfred". Father was RSM Christopher Farrell & son was Sergeant Leonard Bertram Christopher Farrell. I have tried without any success to find out where the soldiers records might be located for them. Any help appreciated.

Paul

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World War Two / Re: Civilian Attached to Royal Engineers
« on: Monday 21 March 22 15:32 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you.

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World War Two / Civilian Attached to Royal Engineers
« on: Monday 21 March 22 14:46 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,

My grandfather was a civilian who was attached to the Royal Engineers as a Clerk of the Works for South Coast defences between New Romney & Bexhill. As an aside he was responsible for Galley Hill OP, amongst others, mentioned by Spike Milligan in his book "Adolf Hitler My Part in His Downfall". Can anyone tell me (a) whether there would be an MOD record of his service & (b) if he would have qualified for the Defence Medal?

Many thanks,

Paul

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The Lighter Side / Re: An unusual given name
« on: Saturday 18 December 21 11:16 GMT (UK)  »
In my 40+ year One Name Study of Ballards I have come across a few unusual given names but one family in particular takes the prize for having a cluster!

William Ballard (1819 - 1900) married Ann Gelina Randall, already a hint of what may follow, in 1850 in Southwark. Their first child William Augustus dies shortly before their second child arrived & not unusually they reused the name but in reverse order, Augustus William. Sadly he also died young & a few years later Rudolph Herbert arrives. All boys so far & not overly unusual but then they finish with a flourish on three daughters, Hadassah Leonilda (1860), Cleanthus Avicenna (1864) & Quintilia Glaphyra (1867). It was fun researching what their names meant as much as following their lives!

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Kent / Re: Which Edmund Ballard is it?
« on: Friday 17 December 21 20:25 GMT (UK)  »
Just in case anyone is still following this thread or comes across it later I can now confirm that DNA evidence has proven my hypothesis concerning Edmund Ballard's lineage.

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Lancashire / Re: Frank Stephen Ballard 1891-1951
« on: Friday 17 December 21 20:18 GMT (UK)  »
The birth index entry is for Stephen Ballard; MMN Swarbrick: Dec Qtr 1891; Ulverston; Volume: 8e Page: 780. His WWI draft registration records show
Steve Ballard of Guinda Calif born 4 October 1891 an alien born in Cark-in-Cartmel, Lancashire, England
Citizen of England. Occupation Groom employed by J J Albrecht in Guinda
Supporting a mother and one brother & 2 sisters under 12.
Single Caucasian with no previous military service
Medium height, medium build, dark brown eyes & light brown hair.
Guinda, Yolo County California June 5, 1917

I have the line back to Edward Ballard of Bolton-le-Moors in 1786 as part of my one name study.

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