Born in 1898, the son of Henry Smith & Mary Ann
Balme (nee Dickinson).

Served as a Private in the Army Service Corps
during WW1.  His service No M2/264229.

1901 Census - 8 Brunswick Street, Salford.   Son -
aged: 3 - born: Salford.    Head of household -
Henry S. Balme - Married - aged: 51 - occ: Warp
Dresser - born: Manchester.    Also - Mary A.
Balme - Wife - aged: 50 - occ: Licensed Hawker -
born: Manchester.   Plus 2 younger siblings, 2
elder step-sons and 1 domestic servant.

1911 Census - 45 Prussia Street, Manchester.   Son
- aged: 13 - Scholar - born: Salford.  Head of
household - Henry Balme - Married - aged: 62 -
occ: Warp Dresser - born: Manchester.    Also -
Mary A. Balme - Wife - aged: 50 - born: Bradford. 
 Plus 2 younger siblings, 2 elder step-sons.

Married - Olive Adelaide Taylor in St. James the
Less, Ancoats, Manchester on the 20 December 1920,
the marriage being registered during the December
quarter 1920 in the Manchester R.D. - ref:
8d/410.

1939 National Registration - 6 Meldreth Drive,
Manchester.   Ernest Balme - Married - Born on the
2nd March 1898 - occ: Motor Driver/Mechanic and
A.F.S. Fireman No.1582.  Olive A. Balme - Married
- Born on the 5th January 1901 - occ: Machinist in
Soft Furnishings.  There is one redacted record at
this address.

Death registered during the December quarter 1940
in the Manchester R.D. - ref: 8d/517.

Buried in Manchester (Southern) Cemetery.   
Commemorated on the Manchester City FB Memorial.

CWGC - Fireman, A.F.S. Husband of Olive A. Balme,
of 4 Meldreth Drive, Longsight.  Died at
Piccadilly.