Private 5998 Edward Charles Ball
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd Bn
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Date Entered Therein: 14/08/1914
Age at death: 39
Date of death: 27th of August 1914
Born: Rainhill, Lancs
Resided: Rainhill, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial -
Census details:
1881 - 3 years old E. Charles is living at Holt Lane, Rainhill with parents Joseph (41), Margaret (40) and three siblings: George (13), Walter (10), Elizabeth (1). 1891 - 15 years old 'File Cutter' Charles is living at The Holt, Rainhill with parents Joseph (51), Margaret (50) and six siblings: George (23), Walter (21), Elizabeth (10), Margaret F (8), Birtie W (6), Albert B (3) Married sister Mary McCarroll (25) and her husband John McCarroll 23 are also at the address. Not identified after 1891.
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=50]Remembered on St Anne's War Memorial, Rainhill[/url] Age taken from census.
[url=lmem.php?lmem=50]Remembered on St Anne's War Memorial, Rainhill[/url] Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/5998EdwardCharlesBall.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/LaFerte-Sous-JouarreMemorial.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial bearing the inscription for Private Edward Charles Ball
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
