Ball, Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth |
Surname | Ball |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Amand George and Olive Elizabeth Ball, of Coalville. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Airspeed Oxford I |
Serial Number | AS902 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Coalville (Broom Leys) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Grave 5822. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1180226 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-04-1942 |
End Date | 19-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night circuits |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Cold Overton |