Ball, Edward Frank
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward Frank |
Surname | Ball |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Ball and Grace Alberta Ball (née Wright), of Eastwood Drive, Bexhill-On-Sea, Sussex. Husband of Marjorie V. M. Ball (née Whiting), whom he married in Chanctonbury in October 1941. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED754 |
Markings | OF-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Escoublac-La-Baule War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. G. 10. |
Epitaph | SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND (Extract from The Soldier by Rupert Brooke) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1334656 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 15 April 1921, Battle, Sussex. His father Walter was a Fisherman. Edward was a cinema operator. |
His body washed ashore at Piriac on 22 April 1943. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-03-1943 |
End Date | 29-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (51% moon) |
Operation | St. Nazaire |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea near Piriac, close to the target area. The aircraft was coned by searchlights, hit by flak from several flak batteries. |