William Arthur Coleman Ball
I whānau mai i te 14 Sept 1916 - I mate atu i te 8 Mar 1943
- Nama Hōia
- NZ39786 AWMM
- WWII 39786 AWMM
- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Air Force AWMM
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Squadron Leader AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 156 Squadron AWMM
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
E pā ana ki
- Taitara
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- Ngā ingoa tuatahi
- William Arthur Coleman AWMM
- Ingoa whānau
- Ball AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Nama Hōia
- NZ39786 AWMM
- WWII 39786 AWMM
- Ira tangata
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Pono
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Mātātuhi
Ngā tuhinga
Te whānautanga
- Whānautanga mai
- 14 Sept 1916 RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)
- Rā i whānau mai ai
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- Wāhi Whānau
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- Tuhinga mō te whānautanga
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- Wāhi noho i mua i te whakaurunga
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- Mahi whai muri i te pakanga
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- Uri kiritahi
- WW2 Mother: Mrs W. Herbert, 70 Ava Street, Petone AWMM
- Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna
- Single/WWII AWMM
Ngā pakanga me ngā whawhai
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Kauhanga riri
- Europe (Air Force) AWMM
- Europe (Air) AWMM
- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Air Force AWMM
- Nama Hōia
- NZ39786 AWMM
- WWII 39786 AWMM
- Urunga ki te ope taua
- 83 sorties from Malta & North Africa, 18 sorties with pathfinder force of 156Sq.Public - Richard John - Other Relative - 12 May 2015 - "By Such Deeds" C M Hanson
- 38 Squadron (RAF) 156 Squadron(RAF)Public - Richard John - Other Relative - 12 May 2015 - "By Such Deeds"C M Hanson
- 83 sorties from Malta & North Africa, 18 sorties with pathfinder force of 156Sq.
- Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga
Ngā tohu taumata rau ope taua
- Mētara me ngā Tohu
- Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) AWMM
- Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
- War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
- This officer has completed operational flights over many heavily defended targets in Greece,Libya,Italy, & Germany. He took part in the 1000 bomber raids on Cologne and the Rhur. On all occasions he displayed navigational ability of a very high standard, and it has been due to his skill and devotion that his many and varied missions have been successfully completed. (DFC citation)Public - Richard John - Other Relative - 12 May 2015 - "By Such Deeds" C M Hanson & Air Ministry Bulletin 9511
Te Whakangungu me te Urunga atu
- Whakangungu ope taua
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Te urunga
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- Pakeke i te whakaurunga
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- Mahi i mua i te ekenga waka
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Te maha o ngā ekenga waka
- Taipitopito ekenga waka
- WW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM
Mauhere o te pakanga
- Kia mau ki ngā taipitopito
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- Ngā rā i mauherehia ai
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- Rā i puta ai
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- Ngā kōrero mō te puta i te mauhere pakanga
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- Te rā i whakahokia atu ngā hōia i mauherehia ai
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- Nama motuhake mō te mauhere pakanga
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Whakapapa hauora
- Tuhinga hauora
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Te tūnga whakamutunga e mōhiotia ana
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Squadron Leader AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 156 Squadron AWMM - Te tūnga whakamutunga
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Kōrero taurongo
- Son of William Coleman Ball and Winnie Ball
Attended Nelson College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607))
834 hours as Navigator ---hours as Pilot (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM - The son of WC & W Ball, Bill was born in Palmerston North on September 14 1916. He attended Featherston District High School & Nelson College where he was a house prefect & played in the 2nd rugby 15 & the 2nd cricket eleven. in 1934 he commenced work with T & G Mutual Life Assurance Society in WellingtonPublic - Richard John - Other Relative - 12 May 2015 - Family history research
- Son of William Coleman Ball and Winnie Ball
Te matenga
- Matenga
- 8 Mar 1943 AWMM
Age 26 AWMM - Rā i mate ai
- 9 March 1943Public - John - Researcher - 16 July 2025 - CWGC
- Pakeke i te matenga
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- Wāhi Mate
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- Te momo matenga
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Tuhipoka mō te matenga
- Claim by Oblt Gerhard Friedrich 10/NJG4 - Hofstatten North West of Rinnthall (Buchfink): 4,500m at 23:35.Public - John - Researcher - 16 July 2025 - Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part 1 - Theo Boiten
- Urupā
- Rheinberg War Cemetery, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany AWMM 18 C 1 AWMM
- Ingoa o te urupā
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- Tohutoro kōhatu urupā
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- Pānui Matenga
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- Ingoa maumaharatanga
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- Tohutoro maumaharatanga
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Maumaharatanga
- Ingoa maumaharatanga
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Ngā mātāwai
- Hononga ki waho
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2042320
Sources Used - RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607).
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845607
Sources Used
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
- Ngā tuhinga
- Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
- RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607) - Former archives reference: AIR118
- List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743)
- Please note that the 11 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions.
- List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
- Royal New Zealand Air Force. (1941–1945). Contact: National magazine of the R.N.Z.A.F.; the official organ of the Air Force Association (Inc.). Levin, New Zealand: Royal New Zealand Air Force.
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