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Son of William R. and S. Addie Ball, of Deer Mound, Alberta.
Brother of Private Samuel Warren Ball who died on June 26, 1917 while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment).
Digital gallery of Private Herbert Franklin Ball
Digital gallery of
Private Herbert Franklin Ball
Cave drawing made by Herbert Ball while in France
Digital gallery of
Private Herbert Franklin Ball
Bert Ball joined the 51st Btn. in Edmonton, Alberta Jan. 26, 1915. Of the eight brothers and brothers in law, three did not return.
Digital gallery of
Private Herbert Franklin Ball
Photo courtesy of Gary Nelson
Digital gallery of
Private Herbert Franklin Ball
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 711 of 1072.
Digital gallery of
Private Herbert Franklin Ball
Private Herbert Franklin Ball
His signature and regiment number as it appears at the Wellington Quarry Underground Museum or Carrière Wellington in Arras, France.
The museum is named after a former underground quarry which was part of a network of tunnels used by forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth.
Photo Source J Mechen_Nov 2021
Digital gallery of
Private Herbert Franklin Ball
Clipping from a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Cave drawing made by Herbert Ball while in France
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Bert Ball joined the 51st Btn. in Edmonton, Alberta Jan. 26, 1915. Of the eight brothers and brothers in law, three did not return.
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Photo courtesy of Gary Nelson
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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 711 of 1072.
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Private Herbert Franklin Ball His signature and regiment number as it appears at the Wellington Quarry Underground Museum or Carrière Wellington in Arras, France. The museum is named after a former underground quarry which was part of a network of tunnels used by forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth. Photo Source J Mechen_Nov 2021
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Clipping from a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 50 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France
Contay is a village in the Department of the Somme on the main road, Amiens to Arras. The CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY lies on the left (north east) side of the road to Franvillers. There are no access problems. There is a CWGC road sign next to the church and square of the village and next to the D23, Franvillers - Corbie, sign. The distance from the CWGC sign to the Cemetery is approximately 650 metres.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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