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BALL, Alfred Albert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 651 |
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Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Castlemaine, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
Home Town: | Harcourt, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
Schooling: | Harcourt School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | 18 September 1959, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia |
Memorials: | Harcourt Methodist Church Sunday School Roll of Honour, Harcourt War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 651, 7th Infantry Battalion, Castlemaine, Vic. | |
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19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 651, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 651, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 651, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Sprained right shoulder. Rejoined unit 17 June 1915. | |
6 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 651, 7th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
4 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 59th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
26 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 59th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 651, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW to right hand. Evacuated to England. Rejoined unit 26 October 1917. | |
25 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 651, 59th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux | |
8 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 651, 59th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, GSW to right forearm. Evacuated to England. RTA 23 October 1918. | |
2 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 651, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged as medically unfit (right arm). |
Personal Stories
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Alfred Albert Ball is also remembered on the Harcourt School Honour Roll, Harcourt Methodist Church Honour Roll and the Harcourt War Memorial, Vic.