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     Her married name was Perry. Winifred Mary Ballard Had issue 3 daughters & 2 sons. She was born on 8 June 1890 at The Stocks, Wittersham, Kent, , England. She was the daughter of John Ballard. Winifred Mary Ballard died on 21 November 1961 at Hawkes Bay, , New Zealand, at age 71.

     William Henry Ballard was born on 26 June 1890 at Beckley, Sussex, , England. He was the son of Henry Ballard. William Henry Ballard died on 7 August 1970 at 10 Southlands Avenue, Bournemouth, Dorset, , England, at age 80; Broncho pneumonia/Chronic bronchitis+emphysema

Occupation on death cert. - Furniture Byer Departmental Store (retired).

     Lilian Grace Annie Ballard was born in July 1890 at Isle of Wight, Hampshire, , England.^1,2 She was the daughter of George Ballard.¹ Lilian Grace Annie Ballard was baptized on 3 August 1890 at St Saviour In The Cliff, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, , England.¹

     Marguerite Ballard was born on 7 August 1890 at Syracuse, New York, , USA. She was the daughter of Stephen Girard Ballard.

     Isobel Marian Ballard was born on 11 August 1890 at Stanley Road, Teddington, Middlesex, , England. She was the daughter of Henry Ballard.

     Edith Harriet Ballard was born in September 1890 at Bristol, Glamorgan, , Wales.^2,3 She was the daughter of William Ballard.

     Albert Sidney A Ballard was born in September 1890 at Rochester, Kent, , England; Albert Sydney A; Sep Qtr 1890; Medway; Volume: 2a Page: 555.¹ He was the son of Ernest Edward Ballard. Albert Sidney A Ballard appeared on the census of 31 March 1901 at Warehousemen Clerks and Drapers Schools, Beddington, Surrey, , England; Albert Ballard; scholar; aged 10; scholar; born Rochester, Kent.²

     Alice Ballard was born in September 1890 at Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England.^1,2 She was the daughter of Henry Ballard.

     William Edwin Ballard was born in September 1890 at Staines, Middlesex, , England; William Edwin Ballard; Sep Qtr 1890; Staines; Volume: 3a Page: 17.^1,2 He was the son of William Ballard.¹

     Betsy Catherine L Ballard was born in September 1890 at Leicester, Leicestershire, , England; Betsy Catherine L Ballard; Sep Qtr1890; Barrow Upon Soar; Volume: 7a Page: 169.^1,2 She was the daughter of James Ballard.¹

     Horace W E Ballard was born in September 1890 at Oldbury, Worcestershire, , England; Horace William E Ballard; Sep Qtr 1890; West Bromwich; Volume: 6b Page: 772.^1,2 He was the son of Alfred Ballard.¹

     Joseph George Ballard was born in September 1890 at Fenny Drayton, Leicestershire, , England.^1,2 He was the son of John William Ballard.¹

     Alice E Ballard was born in October 1890. She was the daughter of Henry William Ballard.

     Mabel Ballard was born on 19 November 1890 at Hastings, Sussex, , England.¹ She was the daughter of William Ballard.¹

     Charles Henry Ballard was born in December 1890 at Sheffield, Yorkshire, , England; Charles Henry Ballard; Dec Qtr 1890; Sheffield; Volume: 9c Page: 567.^1,2 He was the son of Albert C. Ballard.¹

     Walter George Ballard was born in December 1890 at West Chiltington, Sussex, , England; Walter George Ballard; Dec Qtr 1890; Thakeham; Volume: 2b Page: 310.^1,2 He was the son of Sampson Ballard.¹

     Margaret Ballard was born in December 1890 at Liverpool, Lancashire, , England; Margaret Ballard; Dec Qtr 1890; West Derby; Volume: 8b Page: 524.^1,2 She was the daughter of Jonathan Ballard.¹

     Gertrude Ballard was born in December 1890 at Church Lench, Worcestershire, , England; Gertrude Ballard; Dec Qtr 1890; Evesham; Volume: 6c Page: 301.^1,2 She was the daughter of Charles Ballard.¹

     Sidney Edward Ballard was born in December 1890 at Farnham, Surrey, , England.¹ He was the son of Edward Ballard.¹

     Mark Henry Ballard was born in December 1890 at Newbury, Berkshire, , England.^1,2 He was the son of Mark Ballard.¹ Mark Henry Ballard died on 30 March 1917 at Nord, , France, at age 26; Serjeant, 17845, 25th Coy., Machine Gun Corps (Inf), who died aged 26. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ballard, of 4, Pelican Terrace, Speenhamland, Newbury. Buried in grave V. A. 8. at GOUZEAUCOURT NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France.³

     Leonard Ballard was born in December 1890 at Birmingham, Warwickshire, , England.^1,2 He was the son of Henry Ballard.¹ Leonard Ballard appeared on the census of 5 April 1891 in the household of Henry Ballard at Court 21 No 5 Springfield Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, , England; Henry Ballor; head; married; aged 40; plasterer; born Birmingham
Sarah Ballor; wife; married; aged 36; born Birmingham
George Ballor; son; aged 10; born Birmingham
Florence Ballor; daur; aged 8; born Birmingham
Alfred Ballor; son; aged 7; born Birmingham
Charles Ballor; son; aged 5; born Birmingham
Walter Ballor; son; aged 2; born Birmingham
Leonard Ballor; son; aged 2 months; born Birmingham.³ Leonard Ballard died in December 1892 at Birmingham, Warwickshire, , England.⁴

     Maria Ballard was born in December 1890 at Manchester, Lancashire, , England.^1,2 She was the daughter of John Ballard and Eliza Ann Unknown.¹ Maria Ballard appeared on the census of 5 April 1891 in the household of John Ballard and Eliza Ann Unknown at 23 Luisley Street, Manchester, Lancashire, , England; John Ballard; head; married; aged 31; General Labourer; born Manchester
Eliza A Ballard; wife; married; aged 27; born Manchester
John Robert Ballard; son; aged 6; born Manchester
Maud Ballard; daur; aged 2; born Manchester
Maria Ballard; daur; aged 5 months; born Manchester.³ Maria Ballard appeared on the census of 31 March 1901 in the household of John Ballard and Eliza Ann Unknown at 13 Cohen Street, Manchester, Lancashire, , England; John Ballard; head; married; aged 40; Gas Stoker; born Lostock Gralam, Cheshire
Eliza Ann Ballard; wife; married; aged 35; born Manchester, Lancashire
John R Ballard; son; aged 16; storer in Dye Works; born Manchester, Lancashire
Maud Ballard; daur; aged 12; born Manchester, Lancashire
Maria Ballard; daur; aged 10; born Manchester, Lancashire.⁴

     Emily Ballard was born circa 1891. She was the daughter of Henry William Ballard.

     Bessie Ballard was born in 1891. She was the daughter of William Henry Ballard.

     Sidney George Ballard was born in 1891 at Southborough, Kent, , England.¹ He was the son of Francis Godfrey Ballard. Sidney George Ballard died on 25 September 1915 at Nord, , France; Rifleman, 3143, 6th Bn., London Regt (City of London Rifles). Only son of Francis Godfrey Ballard and Florence Ballard, of 21, Lower Stone St., Maidstone. Commemorated on Special Memorial 2 at MAROC BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France.²

     Thomas William Ballard was baptized in 1891 at Rotherhithe, Surrey, , England.¹ He was the son of Thomas William Ballard.¹ Thomas William Ballard died on 24 December 1915 at The Seige of Kut, Kut-Al-Imara, , Iraq; Private, 8841, "D" Coy., Oxford. and Bucks Light Infantry, son of Thomas William and Mary Ann Ballard, of 65, Eugenia Rd., Rotherhithe, London. Buried in grave P. 10 at KUT WAR CEMETERY, Iraq.

He was on service in India when war was declared and at the end of 1914 was transferred to Mesopotamia, where he served with General Townshend's Forces at Ctesiphan, and fought and was wounded at Kut. After receiving treatment he was able to rejoin his unit, but was unhappily killed in action at Kut in 1915. He was entitled to the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 45. Eugenia Road, Rotherhithe, S.E.16.
Z1238 - National Roll of the Great War.

Al-Kut was the scene of fierce battle during World War I. The British Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, led by General Townshend, marched north from Basra in September 1915 in what became known as the Mesopotamian Campaign. They reached Al-kut on September 26, where after three days of fighting they drove the Ottoman into the womb.
After a halt of nearly 9 months, Townshend then headed up river to Ctesiphon. Following a battle there, the British forces withdrew back to Kut. On December 7, 1915, the Turks, under their commander Baron von der Goltz, arrived at Kut and began a siege. The British cavalry under Colonel Gerard Leachman succeeded in breaking out, but Townshend and the bulk of the force remained besieged. Many attempts were made to relieve Townshend's forces, but all were defeated. Some 23,000 British and Indian soldiers died in the attempts to retake Kut, probably the worst loss of life for the British away from the European theater. Near the end of the siege, T. E. Lawrence and Aubrey Herbert of British Intelligence unsuccessfully tried to bribe Khalil Pasha to allow the troops to escape.
Townshend, with some 8,000 surviving soldiers, finally surrendered Kut on April 29, 1916. The captured soldiers were divided, where the officers were sent to separate facilities, and many of the enlisted soldiers were impressed into hard labour until the surrender of the Ottoman Empire; more than half of them died. The British went back on the offensive in December 1916 with a larger and better supplied force under General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude and reconquered Kut on February 23, 1917.²

     Eva Ballard was born in 1891 at Chilham, Kent, , England.² She was the daughter of Charles Richard Ballard.²

     William R Ballard was born in 1891 at South Normanton, Derbyshire, , England.¹ He was the son of Robert H. Ballard and Ellen Shelton.¹ William R Ballard appeared on the census of 5 April 1891 in the household of Robert H. Ballard and Ellen Shelton at Common, South Normanton, Derbyshire, , England; Robert H; head; married; aged 26; coal miner; Chilwell, Notts
Ellen; wife; married; aged 22; Mansfield, Notts
William R; son; aged 2 months; South Normanton, Derbyshire.¹ William R Ballard appeared on the census of 31 March 1901 in the household of Robert H. Ballard and Ellen Shelton at Car Lane, South Normanton, Derbyshire, , England; Robert H Ballard; head; married; aged 36; coal miner; born Chilwell, Nottinghamshire
Ellen Ballard; wife; married; aged 33; born Sutton in Ash, Nottinghamshire
Robert H Ballard; son; aged 13; coal miner; born Sutton in Ash, Nottinghamshire
William H Ballard; son; aged 10; born South Normanton, Derbyshire
Mary E Ballard; daur; aged 7; born South Normanton, Derbyshire
Alfred Ballard; son; aged 3; born South Normanton, Derbyshire
Annie Ballard; daur; aged 1; born South Normanton, Derbyshire.²

     Robert Ballard was born in 1891 at Aldershot, Hampshire, , England.¹ He was the son of Robert Ballard.¹

     Albert Ballard was born in 1891 at London, , England.¹ He was the son of George Albert Ballard.¹