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BALL, James
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 597, 597A |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | London, England, 1895 |
Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
Schooling: | LCC Boarding School, London SE, England |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row D, Grave No. 10), Belgium, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Finch Hatton War Memorial, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 597, 41st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
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18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 597, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
26 Sep 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 597A, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 597A awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-09-26 |
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