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BALL, William

Service Number:	533
Enlisted:	23 October 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Hackham, Onkaparinga, South Australia
Schooling:	Public School Brompton, South Australia
Occupation:	Mason
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 3 September 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Panel 8
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Flinders WWI War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, The South Australian National War Memorial

World War 1 Service

23 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 533, 9th Light Horse Regiment
6 Feb 1915:	Involvement 533, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Surada embarkation_ship_number: A52 public_note: ''
6 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 533, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Surada, Melbourne
16 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 533, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Embarked Alexandria, Egypt to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli Peninsula
3 Sep 1915:	Involvement 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
3 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 533, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Declared Wounded, then Wounded and Missing. Court of Enquiry declared William Killed in Action.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Charles Miller Ball and Agnes Ball.