| Regimental number | 1336 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Kensington, Adelaide, South Australia |
| School | Solomontown Public School, Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Hotel porter |
| Address | c/o C J Kostera, Kent House, Waterworks Town Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Mrs C G Kostera, Waterworks Town Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets, 4 years (Compulsory Military Training scheme); and in the Citizen Military Forces, 1 year. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3753 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | An original member of the 12th Bn; served on Gallipoli. Returned to Australia; after 6 months returned to France with the 32nd Bn. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 21.10 |
| Place of burial | Vignacourt British Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 11), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward Henry and Gertrude Clare BALL, Maitland Street, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Contracted enteric fever, Gallipoli; invalided to Egypt, thence to Australia; discharged. Re-enlisted, 1916, and re-embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A73 'Commonwealth', 21 September 1916, as 3753 Pte, 32nd Bn, 9th Reinforcement. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BALL Alfred Clare |
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