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James Ball

In memory of:

Corporal James Ball

April 28, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

55792

Age:

35

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

19th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

March 31, 1883

Son of George and Sarah Ball, of Willenhall, Staffs., England; husband of Edith Ball, of 55, Kinrade Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 363 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

I. A. 11.

Location:

Gezaincourt is a village in the Department of the Somme, situated 2 kilometres to the south-west of the town of Doullens, and BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY lies to the south of the village. There is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission signpost in Gezaincourt village opposite the Chateau entrance.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Babb to Barjarow. Microform Sequence 5; Volume Number 31829_B016715. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 149. Page 715 of 1072.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Babb to Barjarow. Microform Sequence 5; Volume Number 31829_B016715. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 149. Page 715 of 1072.
  • Grave Marker– Grave marker - Bagneux British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Grave marker - Bagneux British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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