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Dick Ball

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Borough of Blenheim Great War Roll of Honour. Image provided by John Halpin 2017, CC BY John Halpin 2017

Borough of Blenheim Great War Roll of Honour. Image provided by John Halpin 2017, CC BY John Halpin …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Dick AWMM
  • Surname
    Ball AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 6/1457 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    5 March 1883 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    5 March 1883 Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 17 November 2018 - Military File
  • Place of birth
    Nelson Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 17 November 2018 - Military File
  • Birth notes
    Son of Claude Ball - of Blenheim. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 17 November 2018 - Military File
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Grove Road, Blenheim, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Claude Ball (father), Blenheim, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/1457 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Served Egypt (1915-1916); *Gallipoli (1915); France & Belgium (1916-1917-1918).
    Wounded in action at Gallipoli (1915).
    Survived war service and returned home to New Zealand.
    Discharged from the NZEF - 21 March 1919.
    In 1925 Dick Ball was living in the Spring Creek District, Marlborough.
    Remembered at his birth-place of Nelson - on the World War 1 'Wall of Remembrance' at Founders Park, Nelson - which commemorates the 3600+ Nelson & Districts born service men and women who served in World War 1. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 17 November 2018 - Military File & Research.
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Death

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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Borough of Blenheim Roll of Honour, Marlborough Museum. 26 Arthur Baker Pl, Redwoodtown, Blenheim 7201 AWMM

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Sources

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17 November 2018JeniferWairarapaResearcher

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