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We remember Ernest Balls
We remember Ernest Balls
Timeline
Timeline
1917
theatres
Western Europe :1
Source:8695895
1917
1917
location
Chelsea
United Kingdom
Source:8695895
1917
enlistment
Chelsea
United Kingdom
Source:8695895
service
British Army
Private
5347
London Regiment
6th lond Battalion
Source:161844
service
British Army
Rifleman
322531
London Regiment
6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).
Source:8695895
1917
death
Died of wounds
He died in a German hospital in Bouchain after an attack. His body was exhumed and moved to the Caberet-Rouge Memorial in 1920 by the CWGC
Bouchain
France
Source:161844
Source:8695895
1st December 1917
burial
Pas de Calais
France
Source:9591057
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Ernest |
| Initials | E |
| Last Name | Balls |
| Source | 161844 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | United Kingdom | known 1917 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 5347 | London Regiment | 6th lond Battalion | Private | |
| British Army | 322531 | London Regiment | 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles). | Rifleman |
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Eleanor53482 | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Susan26537 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Cap Badge | Susan26537 |
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