Private Richard Thurston Ball
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Ball,
Richard Thurston
Date of birth: 1889-03-05
Place of birth: Preston England
Name of next of kin: Elizabeth Ball
Relationship of next of kin: Wife
Address of next of kin: 17 Roosevelt St., New Bedford, Mass.
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Loomfixer
Address:
17 Roosevelt St., New Bedford, Mass.
Height: 65.75 inches
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1918-11-29
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 1031011
Highest Rank:
Private
(72nd Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 72nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed:
Reported wounded and missing, believed to be POW [1918-09-29]
Previously POW, now repatriated and admitted to hospital (acute nephritis) [1918-11-28]
Reported to have died in hospital [1918-11-29]
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 479918
LAC ID:
22540
Service file: B0394-S048
Uploader's Notes: circumstances of casualty report "Previously reported released Prisoner of War, now died (acute nephritis) at No. 1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station."
Uploader's Research notes:
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 72nd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2024-03-05