BALL, William George
| Service Number: | 1670 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 November 1914, Enlisted at Bendigo |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Violet Street State School, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 21 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 1, Row A, Grave 1 Headstone inscription reads: In loving memory of my darling son & our dear brother, sadly missed, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1670, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1670, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1670, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 21st Battalion | |
| 21 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1670, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1670 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-11-21 |
William George BALL
Born California Gully, near Bendigo Vic. Enlisted 24.11.14 aged 20 years 9 months. Posted to 23rd Bn AIF. Joined 23rd Bn on Gallipoli 29.9.15. Killed in Action 21.11.15, aged 21 and buried in Brown'e Dip Cemetery by Chaplain A.P. Bladen (or Bladden). Body exhumed and shifted to Lone Pine Cemetery 1923. His mother Catherine Ball has noted on his memorial scroll, held at the Aust War Memorial that he was a cousin of Captain W. Symons, Victoria Cross winner. His brother 3597 Pte Reginald Arthur John Ball was also KIA, 21.9.18 in France.
Submitted 28 July 2017 by Garry Heafield
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Catherine Ball of 21 Grieg Street, Albert Park, Victoria formerly of Forest Street, Bendigo, Victoria. Brother of Leslie Herbert Sampson Ball, Muriel Alva Nellie Ball, Allan Lionel Hugh Ball and Herbert Walden Ball
Engaged to Ruby Evelyn Reed
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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