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BALL, ALBERT
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
BALL, ALBERT
Date Of Birth
14 Aug 1896
Age
20
Birth Place
Lenton, Nottinghamshire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
England
Date
26 Apr 1917 - 6 May 1917
Date Of Death
7 May 1917
Fate
Killed in action.
Information
7th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) and Royal Flying Corps. Formerly Second Lieutenant. Son of Sir Albert Ball, J.P., of Stansted House, Wollaton Park, Nottingham.
More Information
Further gazette dates: 26/09/1916 (D.S.O.); 26/09/1916 (D.S.O.Bar); 24/11/1916 (D.S.O.Second Bar); 25/07/1916 (M.C.) 02/01/1917 (MiD); 01/06/1917 (Legion d'Honneur); 13/02/1917 (Order of St George) Further gazette pages: 9419 (D.S.O.); 9421 (D.S.O.Bar); 11531 (D.S.O.Second Bar); 7435 (M.C.) 204 (MiD); 5452 (Legion d'Honneur); 1599 (Order of St George) Gazette issue: 29765 (D.S.O.); 29765 (D.S.O.Bar); 29837 (D.S.O.Second Bar); 29684 (M.C.) 29890 (MiD); 30110 (Legion d'Honneur); 29945 (Order of St George)
Rank Name
Lieutenant
Rank (2nd)
Temporary Captain
Award Details
Distinguished Service (D.S.O.Second Bar); Award received from France during First World War (Légion d'Honneur); Award received from Imperial Russia during First World War (Order of St George).
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
5702 (V.C.); Issue 30122 (V.C.)
Duty Location
France (Distinguished Flying Service); France and Flanders
Certificate Type
Aviator's
Certificate Date
15 Oct 1915
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Flying Corps
Battalion
56 Squadron
Regiment 2
Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire And Derbyshire Regiment)
Battalion 2
7th Battalion
Place of Death
Annoeullin, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
UK Military Cross (MC)
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
unit
Royal Flying Corps
regiment
Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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