Horror, anger and devastation as deaths are confirmed

Natalie Perkins's last e-mail to her friends as she left on a trip with her cousin two months ago read: "I'm off to travel the world – I can't wait."

Yesterday the 20-year-olds parents, with those of Laura France, 18, confirmed "with deep sadness" that the two girls, on their way to Australia, were believed to be among those killed.

The pair, who had been spending a month on the island as part of a round-the-world trip, had phoned their families almost daily. But last Sunday, the day after the car bomb tore through the Sari Club in Kuta Beach, the calls stopped. The girls from Sheffield had been enjoying themselves with new friends from Liverpool at the club that night. A South Yorkshire police spokesman said: "Natalie had given up her job early this year to plan a round-the-world trip with her cousin, Laura. They left England at the beginning of September and had planned to fly to Australia, then New Zealand before flying on to the United States."

Laura had decided to take a gap year, having finished her A-levels, while Natalie, who had already completed her studies at Norton College, gave up her job at the clothing chain Gap to join her cousin.

Laura's parents, George and Sandra, and twin 12-year-old brothers as well as Natalie's mother and father, Sharon and Tony, and younger brother and sister were being comforted by police family liaison officers.

Natalie's former form teacher at Meadowhead School said staff and pupils felt horror, anger and devastation. Steve Fowler, now the deputy head, described her as an "outgoing, hardworking, genuine, lovely girl" who was a gifted athlete. "She was genuinely an out and out good kid. This news is devastating," he added.

A friend, Matt Eggo, said: "I can't believe it has happened. I spoke to Natalie's sister on Sunday night and she was really worried about it because she knew they were out there. I told her not to worry, and said that they would be all right."

Last night, the Foreign Office added the names of Neil Bowler, 27, David Kent, John "Chris" Redman, 31, Clive Walton, 33, Peter Record, 32, Douglas Warner and Ian Findley, 55, to those of Marc Gajardo, 30, and Paul Hussey, 46, on the list of the nine positively identified dead Britons. John Ellwood, 39, a teacher, was confirmed dead by his school. Chris Kays, 30, was also believed to have died.

Many of the British casualties were expatriate sportsmen attending an amateur rugby tournament on Bali. Mr Bowler, Mr Kent, Mr Redman,and Mr Kays, originally from the Reading area, had been travelling with the Singapore Cricket Club's rugby team, five of whom are still missing.

Mr Bowler, originally from Worcestershire, had moved to Singapore to work for The Economist magazine. Yesterday his brother Andrew, 25, said: "As a highly talented rugby player sport played a large part in his life and a rugby tour is an apt ending. This talented young man leaves behind a partner of nine years, Elizabeth Willet, his family in Worcestershire and a large circle of friends." Gus Gil, the captain of Bedok Kings rugby club based in Singapore, where Mr Bowler played last year, said: "He was a great bloke who was always the life and soul of the party, he'd be first in the bar and last out. But he was a real gentle giant."

Mr Redman, a former captain in the Royal Logistics Corps had followed his wife Claire to Indonesia. His parents, Jean and John from St Margaret's Bay, Kent described how they had received a belated postcard from him after hearing that he had died. "We had been trying to come to terms with everything but when we saw the postcard we couldn't help but break down in tears again," his mother said.

His father John added: "He was very kind. He had a terrific circle of friends and generally went for anything with a buzz. His main passion was rugby but he loved aqua-diving, skiing and bungee jumping – anything with a thrill."

Mr Ellwood had been teaching at an international school in Vietnam, and had dedicated his life to multi-cultural understanding, his family said.

Mr Walton, a marketing executive originally from Sunderland, and Mr Record were among a group of Britons travelling with a Hong Kong rugby team. Their friends and team mates Tom Holmes, 39, Nathaniel "Dan" Miller, 31, Stephen Speirs, 36, and Edward Waller, 26, and Annika Linden, 29, one of the players' partners, 29, were still missing, feared dead.

Mr Walton's parents Jack and Lilian from Sunderland, were en route to Bali when it was confirmed their son was one of the victims. A Hong Kong Football Club spokesman said: "Clive [Walton], as club captain, was not only an outstanding individual and leader but brought a sense of joy and happiness to all those who encountered him here in Hong Kong and throughout his rugby playing life. He will be sadly missed.

"Peter Record was a talented rugby player and a great friend to all those that knew him. He had a wonderful sense of humour and epitomised everything that is good about the game of rugby." It added: "Whilst we continue to hold out hope of finding those still missing, each passing hour makes success all the more unlikely."

Many of the families of those missing appeared to have all but given up hope. Mr Holmes's brother Paul said: "He lived his life for sport. The one comfort I have is that when he died he was at the bar doing what he loved with his mates."

The Taipei Baboons, an expatriate rugby club based in Taiwan, also listed an Englishman among their five missing. Daniel Braden, 28, from Brighton, was described as a "wacky dresser with a dry sense of humour".

But several families finally had a happy end to their nightmare. The families of Mark Butler and Robert Archer learnt they had survived. Kate Blackmore and her boyfriend, Jamie Houghton, both 25, who had not been heard of since the blast, made contact via e-mail, saying "sorry if you are worried, we just heard ... we are both ok, and are off to Thailand".

Ms Blackmore's father, John of Leamington Spa, said: "It is simply total relief that someone I love deeply and is a light in my life is safe and well."