William Ball
Memorial: Dyrham - St Peter's Church
Regiment: Somerset Light Infantry
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Private
Parents: Mary Ann and Silas Ball
Home address: Ring O’ Bells Cottage, Hinton
Pre-war occupation: General labourer at the brickworks
Date of birth: 07/03/1919
Date of death: 04/07/1942
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried and commemorated St Peter’s Churchyard Dyrham
Age: 23
Further information:
William was the son of a council worker.
Throughout the war, the 4th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry served with the 129th Brigade, alongside the 4th and 5th Wiltshire Regiment as part of the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division, and spent most of its time in the UK in Kent up until the Normandy landings in 1944. William’s death was registered in Dover, therefore he died on active service but the cause of his death is not specified.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/