Ball, Christopher Francis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Christopher Francis |
Surname | Ball |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
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Date of Death | 04-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Christopher and Lilian Mollie Ball, of Old Heath, Colchester, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3471 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Middleton Stoney (All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row E. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF DOOGIE GOD BE WITH YOU AND US TILL WE MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1268240 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-04-1943 |
End Date | 04-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- low level bombing practice (night) |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on the Ot Moor Range after losing control at 1,500 feet during low level bombing run |