Ball, Alex William Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alex William Charles |
Surname | Ball |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alec and Gladys Margaret Ball, of Wavertree, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB681 |
Markings | DX-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 224. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1438060 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-01-1944 |
End Date | 03-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (52% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down after leaving the target area, crashing near Rheinberg, 45 miles north-west of Berlin |