Alfred Albert BALL

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Service Number:	651
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Castlemaine, Vic.
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Harcourt, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling:	Harcourt School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	18 September 1959, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia
Memorials:	Harcourt Methodist Church Sunday School Roll of Honour, Harcourt War Memorial

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 651, 7th Infantry Battalion, Castlemaine, Vic.
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 651, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 651, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 651, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Sprained right shoulder. Rejoined unit 17 June 1915.
6 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 651, 7th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
24 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
4 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 59th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
26 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 59th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
19 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 651, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW to right hand. Evacuated to England. Rejoined unit 26 October 1917.
25 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 651, 59th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux
8 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 651, 59th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, GSW to right forearm. Evacuated to England. RTA 23 October 1918.
2 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 651, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged as medically unfit (right arm).

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Alfred Albert Ball is also remembered on the Harcourt School Honour Roll, Harcourt Methodist Church Honour Roll and the Harcourt War Memorial, Vic.

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