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Rank : Sergeant

Army Number : 8496

Unit : 1st Bn

Biography :

Home address given as Anstey. Promoted Sergeant 12.3.1912. Served with the 1st Bn during World War One. Killed in action France and Flanders campaign 21.12.1915. He is buried at White House Cemetery, St. Jean Les Ypres, Belgium.

Medal Card: Ball Phillip Leic R Sgt 8496 1st Bn Leic R - disembarkation date France 9.9.14 - Victory and British War medals (would also have been entitled to the 1914 Star - killed-in-action 21.12.15.

UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920 for Phillip Ball 1914 Star Leicestershire Regiment Piece 2438: Leicestershire Regiment: 8496 Sergeant Ball Phillip - date of disembarkation France 9.9.14 - k-I-a 21.12.15.

CWGC:

BALL, PHILLIP
Rank:Serjeant
Service No: 8496
Date of Death: 21/12/1915
Regiment/Service: Leicestershire Regiment 1st Bn.
Grave Reference: I. E. 3.
Cemetery: WHITE HOUSE CEMETERY, ST. JEAN-LES-YPRES
Additional Information: Husband of Margaret Ball of Barrack Hills, Fermoy. His brother John also fell.

Place of Birth : AnsteyLeicestershire,

Date of Death : 21.12.1915

Place of Death : Belgium

Period of Service : 1910s

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : France & Flanders