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Record #3696
Name :
: George Alfred BALL (1891 - 1917)


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Date of Birth
: May 1891

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 30 Oct 1917
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Northamptonshire, Northampton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Ypres
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Jun 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for George Alfred Ball: Year of Registration: 1891; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Northampton (1837-1923); County: Northamptonshire; Volume: 3b; Page: 111. (Parents: Alfred Ball and Sarah Ann Sargeant, married 1891, in Northampton.)

In 1901, George A. Ball, 9 years of age, was residing with his maternal grandparents, Ann Sargeant, 53, and Charles Sargeant, 51, a shoe and boot hand riveter, at 65 Wordsworth Road, South Leicester, Leicester formerly part of Knighton, Leicestershire, England. Also residing at the home was Bertha Sargeant, 15, hosiery hand. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 3002; Folio: 169; Page: 35.)

In 1906, George Ball, 15, arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with 159 children en route to the Middlemore Home in Halifax.

In 1911, George Ball, 20, is shown as a domestic / farm labourer for Nathaniel Price and family in St Marys, York, New Brunswick. His date of birth is shown as May 1891 and his immigration year as 1906.

On September 26, 1914, George Ball, 24, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces (Service Number: 22544; Force: Army; Unit: Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regt.); Citation: 1914-15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal.) He declared that he was born in Northampton, England; that his next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Sarah Ball, who resided at 5 Clark Street, Stratford, England; that he was born on May 20, 1890; that he was a farmer; that he was not married; and that he had previously served in the 71st York Regiment. He was described as 5 foot 4 inches in height; medium complexion; blue eyes; brown hair. He had distinguishing features of a mole on the back of his neck.

Private George Ball died on October 30, 1917 in Belgium in defence of the Ypres Salient. He is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, which is situated at the eastern side of the town of Ypres (now Ieper) in the Province of West Flanders. It bears the names of 55,000 men who were lost without trace during the defence of the Ypres Salient in the First World War and carved in stone above the central arch are the words:

TO THE ARMIES OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE WHO STOOD HERE FROM 1914 TO 1918 AND TO THOSE OF THEIR DEAD WHO HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-23 20:32:31 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-18 13:51:14 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3696 BALL, George Alfred1891ENG, NTH, Northampton Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
13248 FARRELL, Colin1899ENG, NTH, Northampton May 1911 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
5012 GROOME, John1914ENG, NTH, Northampton Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
23188 WESTLEY, Harold Charles1895ENG, NTH, Northampton Mar 1914 : Virginian CAN Unknown