Corporal G/1298 George Ball
The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M
Regiment/Unit: Royal Fusiliers - 4th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 06/03/1915
Age at death: 23
Date of death: 27th of March 1916
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 6 and 8.
Family details:
Son of Peter and Alice Ball, of 14, Keswick Rd., St. Helens Lancs. Parents Peter and Alice Ball are legatees.
Census details:
1901 - 8 years old George is living at 52 Chorley Street, St Helens with parents Peter (54), Alice (48) and six siblings: Thomas (25), James Ward (23), Henry (22), Arthur (16), Peter (10), Edith Alice (6). 1911 - Sees 18 years old 'House Painters Apprentice' George living at 14 Kenswick Road, St Helens with his parents Peter (64), Alice (58) and five siblings: Thomas (35), James Ward (33), Arthur (26), Peter (20), Edith Alice (16).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=21]Also Remembered On St Marks War Memorial, North Road.[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=34]Remembered on St Helens Parish Church Memorial.[/url] Brother of L/Corp S/12825 Peter Ball, Rifle Brigade, DCM - Gazetted 21/12/1916.
[url=lmem.php?lmem=21]Also Remembered On St Marks War Memorial, North Road.[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=34]Remembered on St Helens Parish Church Memorial.[/url] Brother of L/Corp S/12825 Peter Ball, Rifle Brigade, DCM - Gazetted 21/12/1916.
[pic]imgs/WW1_people/Ball_Family_1.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M.[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/ThomasApplebyandGeorgeBall-RoyalFus.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Corporal George Ball on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of [url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1966751]Find A Grave[/url])[/caption]
