BALL, William James
| Service Number: | 5491 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Merewether, New South Wales, Australia, 2 July 1883 |
| Home Town: | Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 19 March 1945, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW CATHOLIC 2-55. 55 |
| Memorials: | Merewether Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5491, Tunnelling Companies | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5491, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5491, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 9 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 5491, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), 2 MD/MU |
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From Gary Mitchell
Resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
75 years ago today, on the Monday afternoon of 19th March 1945, Sapper William James Ball, (also known as King), 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company, labourer (Walsh Island Government Dockyard, Newcastle, N.S.W.), of Frederick Street, Merewether, New South Wales and Powell Street, Adamstown, N.S.W., father of five, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 61. CATHOLIC 2-55. 55.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134998184
Born at Merewether, New South Wales on the 2nd July 1883 to Henry and Charlotte Frances Ball; husband of Catherine Mary Ball nee Harris of 69 Charles Street, Cooks Hill, N.S.W. (married 1913, died 1954), William enlisted May 1916 with the Tunnelling Companies, October 1916 Reinforcements at Newcastle, N.S.W.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133889840
Mr Ball was invalided home March 1918 with a defective action of the heart.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123662726
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article159096968
His name has been inscribed on the Merewether Memorial Gates and the Newcastle South Public School Roll of Honour.
Lest We Forget.
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