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BALL, Eric Claude
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX16058 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1942, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, SA, 23 July 1914 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | 1 July 1981, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carinya Gardens Cemetery, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Memorials: | South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 6 Jan 1942: | Involvement Corporal, SX16058 | |
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| 6 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 6 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX16058 | |
| 4 Oct 1945: | Discharged | |
| 4 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX16058, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Dulcie May BALL, Vesper Street, Mount Gambier, SA
Mr. Ball enlisted with the AIF in January, 1942. He served with the 10/48th Battalion, and the "Army News" in Darwin, spending three years in this area.
Mr. Ball was in the "blitz" on the Darwin area, seeing every big day raid with the exception of the first.
Before enlistment Mr. Ball was a linotype operator and compositor, and has returned to linotype operating. He recommenced work at this office in October, 1945. Married before enlistment, Mr. Ball is now residing with his wife and daughter in Vesper Street, Mt. Gambier.
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