Ball, Alec
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alec |
Surname | Ball |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Ball, and of Emily Ball, of King's Norton, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V6239 |
Markings | XD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 39. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 953924 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Norwich Airport, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | Memorial to the aircrew of the RAF and USAAF who served and gave their lives whilst operating from RAF Horsham St Faith |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/959/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/959/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-06-1941 |
End Date | 02-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Horsham St. Faith |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Kiel Canal |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |