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Harry Eric Ball

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Harry Eric AWMM
  • Surname
    Ball AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 31107 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    7 April 1896 Noel Smith and Lyn Griffiths research
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW1 Mrs C.E. Ball (mother), Hikurangi, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mrs E.E Ball Public - Christopher Maning - Other relative - 24 April 2019 - As indicated further on in these records, his mother was Edith Eleanor Ball (nee Wilson).
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 31107 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Butter maker/Civilian 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Harry Ball was the son of Derrick and Edith E. Ball, of Hikurangi, Whangarei, New Zealand. AWMM
    • Born: 7 April, 1896. Public - Christopher Maning - Other relative - 16 June 2018 - Military files.

Death

About death

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  • Death
    26 May 1918 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Hebuterne Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM III. C. 3. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Hikurangi Primary School War Memorial, 4 Swan Ave, Hikurangi 0114 AWMM

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
24 April 2019Christopher ManingAuckland, New ZealandOther relative

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