William James BALL

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Service Number:	5794
Enlisted:	22 July 1916, Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Balaclava, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Iron Moulder
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 30 April 1918
Cemetery:	Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot 1 Row E, Grave 1,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

22 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5794, 21st Infantry Battalion, Melbourne
2 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 5794, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 5794, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
22 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5794, 21st Infantry Battalion, GSW right hip and thigh
30 Apr 1918:	Involvement Private, 5794, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5794 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-30

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Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

22 pril 1918 - Wounded in action, gunshot wounds to right hip, right thigh and abdomen