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liverpool annie · Oct 14, 2008

I don't know if you're getting these Geoff ... I've posted a couple for you ( maybe you have them already !! ) but I'll post this one anyways .....

BALL, Private David Harris. Born at Dromara, Co. Down in about 1880, he was educated at the Belfast Model School and Dublin Training College, and was a teacher by profession. He emigrated to Australia about 1902 at the age of 22 and enlisted at Greenbushes, Western Australia in 28 Australian Infantry (7256), A.I.F. on the 21.3.17. He entered Blackboy Hill camp for training on the 16.5.17 and early in June went to the NCO school at Clarefront(?) where he spent 6(?) weeks training before returning to Blackboy as a corporal. Subsequently going through a bombing school course, he sailed from Freemantle on the SS Ormond on 13 March 1918, reaching Denton(?) England on the 15 May having spent four weeks at Port Suez en route. Leaving England for France on the 8 August, he went into action on the 29th and was KIA at Mont St. Quentin on 2.9.18 age 38. He is buried in Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, France, plot 3, row E, grave 21, his headstone inscription reads, “Beloved husband of Eva and father of Hector Ball. Love ever gives”. The son of John and Martha Ball and husband of Eva E. Ball of Broomehill, Western Australia, the Australian War Memorial records that, “he leaves a wife and one surviving son to mourn their loss residing in Western Australia”. He was the brother in law of Gunner John Alexander McDonald 15 FA Brigade. AFA (31712) who died on Salisbury Plain on 30.7.17 and is buried in Tidworth Military cemetery, Wiltshire, row C, grave 325. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission records that this cemetery, which contains many Australian and NZ servicemen, was directly connected with training grounds on Salisbury Plain. Private. Ball was also the brother in law of Sergeant. J.R. Norrish (7236), a stretcher bearer who won the MM at Hamel Wood on the 4.7.18. He appears to have survived the war. Private Ball’s wife’s address on the Australian War Memorial is given as c/o Mrs. J.R. Norrish, Broomhill, W.A. with Mr. James Ball of Mullaughdrin (which is about 2 miles north of Dromara), as a contact for further information.
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spidge · Oct 14, 2008

liverpool annie said: ↑

I don't know if you're getting these Geoff ... I've posted a couple for you ( maybe you have them already !! ) but I'll post this one anyways .....
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Thanks Annie,

I did send you a message however it seems you did not receive it. The past few months been quite difficult.

The area that I am involved in is the deaths of Australians in the Australian Flying Corps and Australians in the RFC/RNAS/RAF in WW1 and the RAAF and Australians in the RAF WW2.

Having said that, many lads from the army transferred to the Flying Corps in WW1.

Cheers

Geoff

liverpool annie · Oct 15, 2008

spidge said: ↑

Thanks Annie,

I did send you a message however it seems you did not receive it. The past few months been quite difficult.

The area that I am involved in is the deaths of Australians in the Australian Flying Corps and Australians in the RFC/RNAS/RAF in WW1 and the RAAF and Australians in the RAF WW2.

Having said that, many lads from the army transferred to the Flying Corps in WW1.

Cheers

Geoff
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Oh sorry Geoff ! ... I see the word "Australian" and a red light goes off !! :busted_blue: ... ( except in this case it's blue !! )

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