Name
John (Jack) William Ball
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
16/12/1917
31
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Serjeant
26993
Somerset Light Infantry
6th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
TYNE COT CEMETERY
XXX. B. 21.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Braughing Village Memorial St Mary’s Church Roll of Honour, Braughing St Mary’s Church Golden Book, Braughing
Pre War
Son of Harry and Hannah Ball, of Braughing; husband of Rosetta E. Ball, of The Bungalow, Braughing, Ware, Herts. Living in Braughing, when he enlisted in Hertford. He was employed as a bricklayer.
His wife, Rosetta, was the sister of wife of Allbert Poyser who survived the war and whose biography can be see under Ware's listings.
Jack and Rose Ball had three children. Muriel Gwendoline (Gwen) was born in 1911, Iris Violet in 1913 and Eric John in 1914. Eric died in 1922. Aunt Rose and the two girls emigrated to Melbourne, Australia in 1924.
Wartime Service
Formerly 3766 Hertfordshire Regiment. He served in France and Belgium and was killed in action at Passchendaela.
Additional Information
Jack's son Eric died in 1922. Aunt Rose and the two girls emigrated to Melbourne, Australia in 1924.
Acknowledgments
Jonty Wild, Chris Wallis
