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.
Ball, James –
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: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- 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