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Frank Ball

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Frank Ball
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Personal Information
Date of Birth unknown March 1893
Place of Birth Perth, Western Australia
Death 2 May 1915
Place of Death Gallipoli Peninsular, Turkey
Age at Enlistment 21 years, 7 months
Description 5'6" (1.52m) tall ; 133lbs
60.328 kg
; dark complexion ; brown eyes ; brown hair
Occupation Labourer
Religion Church of England
Next of Kin Father , Mt W Ball
Military Information
Date of Enlistment 21 Sep 1914
Unit/Formation 16th Battalion. 1st Reinforcements
Fate Killed in Action 2 May 1915
Monument Gosnells RSL Honour Roll Lone Pine Memorial
Medals 1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal



Pre War

War Service

Transferred from the 1st Reinforcement draft to the battalion proper on 22 Mar 1915, and allocated to A Company. On 11 Apr 1915 Frank travelled by train with the rest of the battalion to Alexandria where they arrived early the next morning. On arrival they waited on the wharf until early afternoon to board HMT Haida Pascha.


Reported missing at Gallipoli on 2 May 1915.

Court of Enquiry - 6-8-18 Apr 1916

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