Ball, Douglas Albert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas Albert |
Surname | Ball |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Montague and Dorothy Ball. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | BB328 |
Markings | NF-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pont-Audemer Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row A. Coll. grave 2-7. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF OUR DARLING DOUGLAS. MOTHER AND VAL. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1385837 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-05-1943 |
End Date | 14-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (65% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Physician 10/ Roach 6 |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Pont Audemer, France |