Ball, James –

Son of Ann Jane Ball, of 16, Preston Street, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Alexander Ball. Enlisted September 1914. Killed by shell fire. A brother serving with the Australians was killed on 03/09/1916.

Personal details

  • Surname: Ball
  • Forename: James
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 25
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: June 3rd, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 241184
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Strand Military Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: IV. A. 3.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 15/06/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d/e* S17*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 15/06/1917

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