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Edwin BALL

Regimental number3064
Place of birthSwansea, Wales
SchoolSt Winifred's Convent (Catholic); St Andrew's College, Swansea, Wales
Other trainingSeaman
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGardener
Address65 Park Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Ball, 47 Oaklands Road, Mumbles, Swansea, South Wales
Enlistment date29 September 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 7
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/14/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularWent to sea at 16. Died at Dartford Hospital, Kent, England.
FateDied of disease 12 January 1918
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Belgium
Age at death36
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialBrookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grae No. 22), Surrey, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
172
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edwin and Cecilia Grace Ball, 47 Oakland Road, Mumbles, near Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. Native of Swansea
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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