James Thomas BALL

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BALL, James Thomas

Service Numbers:	15, 15A
Enlisted:	6 May 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Field Ambulance
Born:	Hamilton, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Hospital Attendant
Died:	Accidental (Injuries from fire), France, 13 February 1917
Cemetery:	Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt Plot 1, Row A, Grave 2 Headstone inscription reads: In the midst of life we are in death, Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

6 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 15, Enlisted at Melbourne
18 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 15A, 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
18 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 15A, 1st Australian General Hospital, RMS Mooltan, Melbourne
13 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 15A, 2nd Field Ambulance, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 15A awm_unit: 2nd Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-02-13
Date unknown:	Involvement Private, 15A, 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
Date unknown:	Embarked Private, 15A, 1st Australian General Hospital

Pt J.T.Ball.

The Pioneer, Saturday 24 July 1915.
Thrown up from the Sea.
The following is an exact copy of a note found recently
by Mr R. Phillips at Point Annie, near Daly Head, Yorkes
Peninsula. The paper was enclosed in a square screw top sweets bottle,
which had evidently not been long in the water :—
Pte. J. Anthony A.A.M.C., left for the front 18/5/15,
Pte. J. T. Ball A.A.M.C., sailed from Melbourne, 18/5/15.
'Thrown overboard Great Australian Bight, 21/5/15.

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Walter and Ellen Ball of Epsom Road, Mordiallac, Victoria, previously of 35 Mahoney Street, Richmond, Victoria; brother of Geraldine Ball

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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