Regimental number | 1670 |
Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
School | Violet Street State School, Bendigo, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Driver |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Kate Ball, Forest Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 1), Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 98 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Catherine Ball, 21 Greig Street, Albert Park, Victoria. Native of Bendigo, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: Reginald AJ BALL, killed in action, France, 21 September 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |