BORN HULL 07/09/1883. SON OF WILLIAM BALL (1861-1945) ELLEN LEADHAM ROACH (1863-1938), OF 5 HARRY TERRACE, OXFORD STREET, HULL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND FIVE SISTERS. WORKED AS A FISH DOCK LABOURER. HIS BROTHER LIVED AT 90, NEWSTED STREET, HULL.
HIS WIFE, ESTHER (BORN 14/12/1895) AND DAUGHTER, HETTY (BORN 26/9/1916), LIVED AT 9 CLAREMONT AVENUE, NICHOLSON STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS).
HE ENLISTED IN BEVERLEY. SERVED WITH THE 1ST CAMERONIAN HIGHLANDERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 27/09/1917, AGED 33. BURIED AT TYNE COT CEMETERY, BELGIUM. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 17/12/1917 & 04/01/1918.
HIS WIDOW, ESTHER, WAS AWARDED A WEEKLY WAR PENSION, OF 20 SHILLINGS AND FIVEPENCE, ON 20TH MAY 1918.
| Name | William Henry Ball |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull |
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 27 Sep 1917 |
| Death Place | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Beverley |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Cameronian (Scottish Rifles) |
| Battalion | 1st Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 202879 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
WILLIAM HENRY
Military Number:
202879
Rank:
Private
Date Died
27/09/1917
Place died:
Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
33
9, CLAREMONT AVENUE, NICHOLSON STREET, HULLL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
